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FORTY-SIXTH YEAIU-NO. 36. THOMPSONVILtE, CONNECTlCUt, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1925 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR—SINGLE COPY 5c

.!I 50TH 11 FINAL MEETING • In Trolley How It Will Be North thompsonville ANNIVERSARY OF WW !W . -• • OF CHRISTMAS Next OMORROW, New Year's Day MtW'-i : -,V .DAVIS will find practically every COMMITTEE commercial, .industrial and in i .i Esteemed Local Tagricultural activity suspended Counsel For Bondholders Will Proceed To Act on for the day. The., Post. Office All Matters Connected Substantial Citizens Of That Section of the Town Couple Are Felicitated will observe the regular holi­ With Annual Celebra­ the Suggestion Made Last Summer That the day hours, opening at 6 A. M., Are Aroused Over the "Flaming Cross" Inci­ On Their Golden Wed­ and closing at iioon. There will tion Closed Up At Ses­ ; Receivership Be Terminated and the Road Re- be the regular, morning deliv­ dent On Christmas Eve—Perpetrators Known ding Anniversary Cel­ ery, but all other work but the sion of Committee On -fq organized—Preparatory Survey Being Made. plain handling of mail will be And It Is Intimated That They Will Be Sum­ ebrated This Week, f suspended for the day. All Monday Evening. Following the mandate laid down. civic activities will be suspend­ marily Dealt With. : Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis cele­ ed, the town building being The final meeting of the Commun­ last summer that the receivership of! j 1926 NiSefsfg§§ brated the notable event ;of their closed for the day arid all the ity Christmas Committee was held the Hartford and Springfield Street j golden wedding anniversary on Tues­ employes of the town will rest in the Knights of Columbus Home Several of the substantial citizens Railway must end and the road re­ HE local autoists who have day and shared the pleasure of the from their labors. All local ac­ on Pearl street last Monday even­ To-Night of North Thompsonville District have tivities will resume on Satur­ openly expressed their indignation at organized} the announcement was had the foresight to get day. with their numerous friends by ing, and the work of the committee their 1926 number plates, day morning except the plant the "Flaming Cross" incident which made this week of the first move in T opening' their home on Franklin was closed for the season. A report j occurred in that section of the town that direction. It was stated that and who contemplate attending of the Bigelow-Hartford Car­ IRE is unwelcome at all counsel for the bondholders. would any New Year festivity which street from 3 to 5 o'clock in the af­ pet Company, which has been of Financial Secretary William, J. times, but it will be partic­ |on last Thursday evening. The cross make a formal request next week of will keep them out until the ternoon and from 7 to 10 o'clock in closed for the holidays and in­ Hughes disclosed that the total re­ ularly so tonight, especial­ I was burned early on Christmas Eve ventory taking. This plant will F I on the Conchusetts farm property, "wee small hours" of the morn­ ly among the local firemen. State Treasurer Rogers to bring a the evening for the reception of calls. resume work Monday morning. ceipts were $507, while the purchas­ I close to the state line. According to foreclosure action against the re­ ing, need not worry about the An evidence of the very high esteem This is the night in which they eagle eye of the traffic cops on ing committee figures indicated that do their "best" and trip the ;the residents of that section the in- ceiver of the road. When that has approximately the same amount was istigators of the movement are well been granted the Superior Court will their way home. All they have in which Mr. and Mrs. Davis are re­ light fantastic in Wawel Hall. to do is to change their num­ garded in the community was the expended in the Christmas celebra­ A fire at any time from early |known as they have been making a be asked for permission to proceed tion for the 180 children that had .canvas throughout the district in the against the Receiver who by virtue ber plates before leaving home continuous stream of visitors to ex­ evening until breakfast time or which is a privilege that was tend their congratulations during the CHRISTMAS CHEER been provided for this year. thereabouts next day in any ! interest of the Ku Klux Klan move- of his appointment is an officer of The general committee voted to j ment. si the court. 'This action is in keeping given them by an act of the receiving hours. The home was very part of the district would des­ last general assembly. This act attractive with a profusion of flow­ extend a vote of thanks to the Leh- troy several perfectly good i It is said that some of the district with the suggestion made by/ Judge mann Bakery, the Sullivan Bread officials are involved, and it is in­ Brown of the Superior Court in a does away with what has al­ ering plants and cut flowers, con­ FOR 47 FAMILIES suits and otherwise mar the ex­ J ways been an annoying feature spicuous among them an orange tree, Shoppe, the Enfield Players, the cellent time which the "fire timated that a meeting of the North letter last summer to the bondhold­ teachers and other ladies who assist­ ; Thompsonville Fire Department will ers protective committee urging a of the annual change of num­ with its golden fruit. Besides many laddies" and their friends have ber plates. The new rules floral gifts, and a shower of cards BY WOMAN'S CLUB ed at the exercises and those who ;be held shortly to take action against termination of the receivership and a took part in the entertainment pro­ at the annual firemen's ball. ;some of its members that are held- • reorganization of the railway com- m^kes it easier, providing of and felicitous messages Mr. and Mrs. It is needless to say that the course you have the number Davis were the recipients of several vided for the children on Christmas j directly responsible for the erection pany by foreclosure proceedings. , Annual Christmas Dis­ Eve. The usual committee, consist­ local fire fighters urge extra | and burning of the cross. The names The receivership which is about to plates. If not the auto author­ hundred dollars in gold and many precaution against their com­ ities advise staying at home. ing of Messrs. Brainard, Potter, Sul­ ; of these men and others who are said be terminated began in 1918, at other tokens appropriate for the oc­ tribution Reported At livan, Phelps and Van Doren were mon enemy so that they can | to be connected with the affair are which time the road\had liabilities of casion. In the dining room where "dance the whole night long" appointed to be custodian of the bal­ undisturbed. ; openly mentioned by those who are $85,000, and no credit with which to the guests were served, the table Meeting Held Yester­ ance on hand for the coming year ; discussing the proposed action. One meet it. Attorney Harrison B. Free-, was adorned with a centerpiece of day—Interesting Talk with authority to use the same in any of the leading citizens in that sec- . man was appointed receiver and has | roses in a silver vase and four yel­ emergency which might arise in the ;tion expressed his contempt for the ; acted in that capacity for the past i THOS. F. D'ARSEY low candles in silver candlesticks. In On Mexicp Is Feature. community that involved the welfare I whole situation this week in no un- seven years. At that time the rail-! the afternoon Mrs. Clarence E. Tib- of children. I certain terms. way property was said to have been! betts poured and was assisted in Before the final adjournment of SPRINGFIELD CO. PASSES AWAY serving by Miss Catherine P. Cope The Woman's Club of Enfield met | "This thing of making this part of valued at $1,800,000. Another sur- i y at the home of Mrs. George S. Phelps the committee Chairman George S. I the town the subject of continuous vey will be made to ascertain its' and Miss Mary Duff. Mrs. John K. Phelps took occasion to thank the j ridicule," he said, "must be stopped, present value in anticipation of the jf Bissland and Miss Madge Carr serv­ on Enfield street yesterday after- representatives of the various organ­ TO PERMANENTLY j We have a few half-baked residents foreclosure proceedings. The road is j-r LAST FRIDAY ed the guests. Friends and relatives on. The large number present izations for the manner in which ! of this district that are' responsible said to have improved somewhat | __ — attended from Hartford, Springfield were treated to a rarely interesting they attended the committee meet­ jfor the silly incident the other even- since the installation of the bus sys- W KnOWn Citizen and and Agawam. Mrs. Henry S. Pease ings during the. preliminary work LOCATE IN TOWN ell of Springfield, sister of Mrs. Davis, program, which was replete with the j ing, and are the cause of all the tem as a part of the service, but up | n warmth and the color of the South­ preceding the event, and also the ! trouble that has occurred up in this to that .time it had made little prog- i f Ormer r5llSlI16SS Man and Miss Lora Pease of this village, townspeople in general for their fi­ 'section for years. They have made who were present at the marriage 50 land in both music and lecture. Mrs. Hinsdale-Smith Co. Will,, -~-r . •V' ress towards financial rehabilitation! 17oof D0»f A£ Frank A. Stuart, the president, nancial and moral support of the under the receivership. The road has | " Xudol r dil 111 AOWflj years ago, were among the guests. movement. The meeting instructed ity. For years they have turned the Mr. and Mrs. Davis were married thanked the members who by their Make Local Warehouse in commission at the present time,! Hipfi A ffpr T inrrofinrr Chairman Phelps to call a meeting annual district meeting into a farce, fourteen busses and twelve trolley: /VlleF -lingering 50 years ago Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1875, contributions had given a Merry Christmas to many in need, 47 fam­ early in November of next year to Headquarters For Its and now they have brought us into in this village, the ceremony being prepare for the celebration for next further ridicule. cars. i Illness. performed by Rev. A. H. Sweetser, ilies being thus remembered with Tobacco Sorting and What disposition. will be made of! • J . baskets and bags of provisions as Christmas which will be the sixth "We know that for weeks this then pastor of St. Paul's Universal- annual event of this character which crowd of irresponsibles have been ?aUri?SSKnI,t5kTS;:! ««••. '• »'Ar» <*, .'former ist Church of Springfield. Their en­ reported by Miss I. Margaret Mor­ Distributing Business. ey> ris, chairman of the civics committee has been held in the town. pussyfooting around trying to inter­ ter was secured 'by a group, which j well-known business man of the town tire married life has been spent in est men in the Ku Klux Klan move­ Thompsonville, where they are among in charge of the distribution. Mrs. It is learned today that the Hins- includes some of those who are in-,died last Friday afternoon at 12:40 Stuart also announced that Craig ment. There are, we presume, some the best-known and most respected dale-Smith Co., of Springfield, are who have no more sense than they terested in it at the present time, o'clock at his home on Main street, residents of the village. Mr. Davis Hall on Illinois aver>u£ will be the SKATING ON POND from the- last General Assembly, *«•„ tva ' u j i, Connecticut headquarters at the'bi­ planning to locate its tobacco sort­ have and will listen to them. We do which it was openly stated at the Hazardville Mr. D Arsey had been will be 81 years old in February, > , ennial meeting of the General Feder­ ing. jf ' '"2r and distributing busi­ know that they have been kicked time was to take over the assets of in P001' health for several years and while Mrs. Davis is 72, and both are bodily out of some houses. These enjoying the best of health. Mr. ation of Women's Clubs in Atlantic IS ATTRACTING ness here pe.manently. The Spring­ the company following the foreclos- for the last three months had been City from May 24th to June 5th. For men are known, every one of them. Davis is about the village daily, field concern has owned the former Some of them are not fit to be at ure. Since then however, the "New confined to his bed. He had suffered maintaining a keen interest in affairs further information regarding reser­ Haven" road has entered the local ol Upson-Martin property at the end of large, while others are just a bunch y of the town, which he formerly serv­ vations, applications should be made LARGE CROWDS hus field and the situation has some-; f oeks. to the president or corresponding Central street for some time and for of senseless trouble makers." what changed. The railroad recently' 'r- " Arsey was born in Hazard- ed in several official capacities, and The general impression is that the e a on e displays a vigor which belies his secretary, Mrs. Joseph Watson. the past two or three years has used applied for a permit from the Public Y, > . ® ,°* , late Martin and Madame Louisa Tosi of Springfield it for storing and occasionally for effort to further the Klan movement Utilities Commission to run a bus Mary (Dunnigan) D Arsey, his fath- more than four score years. Surface Scraped by the has been confined strictly to the r Mr. Davis was born in West War­ opened the program with a group of sorting tobacco. Because of the pre­ serviee over the territory covered by f having been for many years a lyrics, "La Paloma," by Yradier, a Board of Trade Com­ carious condition of the tobacco bus­ north end, and even there, because the street railway bus service from J01,6™.in the powder mill in Pow- ren, Mass., a son of Chauncey and of the character of the promoters, Abigail (Trowbridge) Davis, but was Mexican song; "Ay, ay, ay," by Per­ iness, and the fact that the company Hartford to Springfield. This appli- £er Hollow. He was employed for ez Freive, a popular song of Argen­ mittee and Is Lighted had failed to open the warehouse at has not been taken seriously. cation was strenuously opposed by ^ years by the Du Pont Powder only two and a half years old when his parents located in Scitico. He tina; and "Granadinas," by Barrera At Night By the Light the usual time in the fall, it was the the trolley interests, and just prev- po., for about-six years in Wilming- general impression that the local ious to a second hearing on the ap- . n> Del., and the remainder of the received his early education in the y Callejo, high opera in Spanish. All To Again Preach At public school in that village, and in of these were sung with a dramatic and Power Company. plant would not be used at all this plication before the commission was time in Hazardville. Later, for ten fervor, that together with her artis­ season. ] Local Church Sunday withdrawn. The sudden withdrawal 7ea£s> Pe conducted a grocery sjore April, 1868, at the age of 23, entered in tic interpretation, clear diction and The exhilirating winter sport of It now develops however, accord-1 at the last moment was taken as an Scitico, #but retired several years the employ of the New York, New a Haven & Hartford railroad as a clerk brilliant quality of voice, charmed skating is being enjoyed on the pond ing to the latest plans of the Com-1 r„.. t n rw*;* i xt indication that an agreement had 6?; . , „ „ . her hearers. She was capably ac­ r been reached, whereby the railroad • D Arsey represented Enfield in at the Thompsonville depot. Later, day and night, largely through the «* !?•«"= *- J.; T^VpuipH .?^« fersi for a little more than three years, he companied on the piano by Mrs' activity of the Board of Trade com­ ing to be operated this season, but would eventually take oyer the re- the Legislature in 1902. He was a Eleanor Turner La Zazzera of it will be made the headquarters of Presbyterian Church Again Next organized company and displace the charter member of Riverside Coun- was in the employ of T. Pease & mittee and the kindness of the North­ Sunday At Both Services. Springfield, daughter of Arthur H. ern Connecticut Light and Power Co. the concern. The office force and present bus and trolley service with . > ,of ~-> of Windsor Locks. Be­ Son, lumber dealers in High street, Rev. Lyman C. Pettit of Newark, W 0W w as but in June, 1877, returned to the Turner, who provided the musical The continued freezing of the past some of the advance guard of the an all-bus service. While the trolley sides , J~1 ' "° ^. Miss Nellie program at the previous meeting. few weeks, reinforced by the near shop employes are already working? ' who preached as a candidate interests are non-committal on this Le"an of Thompsonville, he leaves employ of the railroad. For a num­ for the pulpit vacancy at the First ne S1 ei ber of years he was assistant to his Miss Julia Buxton of Springfield zero weather of the past few days, at the plant. It is stated that it wifi phase of the matter, many, who are 9, . ®t "> Mrs. P. F. Houlihan of was the speaker and her subject was be in full operation by February 1st Presbyterian Church Sunday, was conversant with the situation, are of Springfield; two sons, Blaine E., of father-in-law, the late Sylvester Van has made the pond thoroughly safe very favorably received by those who Horn, who was the station agent "Pulkey and Pepper, or the Spice of to carry almost any weight. The fall and will employ over 300 hands. the opinion that this will be the final Hazardville, and Thomas F., of New Life in Mexico." From the very in­ of snow on Christmas Day however, It is said that the management heard him. He has been invited to outcome^)!' the proposed foreclosure SaveP>fn" four daughters, Miss May here, and when the latter retired in 0CCU th 1893, Mr. Davis succeeded to his po­ timate knowledge of the history, temporarily covered the glossy sur­ has been influenced in its decision Py e pulpit at both morning and reorganization proceedings. E., of Hazardville, Mrs. Thomas Hil- manners and customs of that coun­ to operate the local plant by the im-i?nd. evening services next Sunday, ilery of Lakewood, O., Mrs. Frank sition, continuing as station agent face and halted the sport, but only 1S try gained during the summers she for a few hours. The Board of proved condition of the tobacco labor " urgently requested that all until his retirement May 1, 1904. market. When the property was members of the congregation make a Death of Well-Known and Miss Teresa F. D'Arsey of New The following year Mr. Davis was has spent there, she clearly brought Trade had early in the season given out the fact of the vast difference in the job of keeping the surface of first acquired there was a boom both special effort to attend. The sacra­ S elected first selectman of the town ment of the Lord's Supper will be Young Man Tuesday .^t^fLeral was held Monday of Enfield, having previously served every w^y between our next-door the pond free of snow to a commit­ industrially and agriculturally in this neighbor and the United States. She section, which necessitated the con­ observed at the morning service, and _ . ... „ . , „ , ' morning in St. Bernard's church, in two years as tax collector, first in tee headed by John A. Best. at the close a congregational meet­ John W. Coady, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hazardville, and was largely attend- 1881 and again in 1887. For sever­ took her audience on a week's word Mr. Best, who is an enthusiast on cern bringing most of its help from trip through Mexico, Yucatan and Springfield. It is now found that ing will be held to hear the report Edward Coady of Enfield Street, ed by relatives and friends, including al years he has been an auditor of outdoor sports, and an accomplished of the committee on pulpit supply. Passes Away in Mercy Hospital, a large delegation of members from the Thompsonville Fire and Sewer Tenuantepec and was very entertain­ skater, wasted no time in putting a because of the depressed labor con­ ing and often amusing in her rela­ ditions many experienced tobacco Sunday school will be held at 12:00 Springfield, After Week's Illness. I Washington Irving Council, K. of C., District. team of horses on the pond and o'clock and the Christian Endeavor John William Coady, 37, a well- j to which branch of the order he had Mrs. Davis, who was Miss Adelaide tion of thrilling tales of romance and clearing the surface. A couple of hands are available which the com­ adventure. Adding very much to the pany will gladly find places for. Society will meet at 6 o'clock. On known young man of the town, died. transferred his membership several Van Horn, was born in the extreme days strenuous work did the trick, Thursday evening at the watch night Tuesday afternoon in Mercy Hospital, .years ago. south part of the town, a daughter interest of her talk were the native and the result is that for several Many of these hands have, during costumes which she wore and show­ the past two years, been following service, the pageant, "The Adoration Springfield, after a short illness. Mr.; A solemn requiem high mass was of the late Sylvester and Ellen days this convenient ice skating rink of the Shepherds and the Wise Men" Coady was taken sick about a week' celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Thom- (Sweet) Van Horn, her father at the ed and the demonstration of a native is crowded day and night. The light­ industrial work, but will welcome an dance. The program closed with an­ ing of the pond at night is excel­ opportunity to go back to their old which was very successfully present­ ago. His condition became alarming as J. Picker, with Father Ruben Fink time being station agent at the Ware­ employment. ed Sunday evening, will be repeat­ Monday and he was hurried to the of Villonova College, Pa., as deacon, house Point depot of the New Haven other number by Madame Tosi, "El lent, due to the kindness of the Juramento," by Gaztambide, grand Northern Conn. Light and Power Co., ed, beginning at 9 o'clock. This will hospital and operated upon at night, and Rev. Dennis O'Brien of Somers- road. He was transferred a few be followed by a social hour, with He was born in Dalton, Mass., and ville as subdeacon. The soloist was years later to a position at the opera in Spanish, and she respond­ which is located nearby. Two large ed to an enthusiastic encore with Plan "Get-Together" games and a sing, conducted by the was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward John L. Sullivan of this village. The Springfield station, but when Mrs. arc headlights have been placed so Christian Endeavor Society. The ev­ Coady of 249 Enfield street. He had bearers were Selectman George H. Davis was 10 years old they return­ "Elmajo Discreta," by Granados. that they cover almost' the entire For "Cheer Up" Talks The club is indebted to the music ening will conclude with a devotion­ resided in this village for about 23, Payne, former-Rep. James E. Lough- ed to Thompsonville, Mr. Van Horn surface of the pond. Not only do al service in charge of the members s committee, Mrs. Frederick W. Swin­ years and was employed as an ov- lin, former-Selectman Philip J. Sulli- having been appointed station agent the lights illuminate the pond per­ First in Series Will Start in Metho­ of the church session. erseer in the spinning department of van, former-Rep. Michael J. Connor, here. Mrs. Davis assisted her father dells, chairman, and the Literary fectly but they add much to the dist Church Here Next Monday Ev­ ^he Bigelow-Hartford Carpet plant., Willir.m E. Savage and Assessor Wil- in the ticket office of the depot, and committee, Mrs. Anson B. Handy, picturesqueness of the scene. ening—Rev. Edward Eells Certain °8 chairman, for the afternoons enter­ United Presbyterian Church He is survived by his parents and liam J. Hughes. Burial was in the her marriage to Mr. Davis took tainment. To Hold Interest Of All. Next Sabbath the morning subject -v. one sister, Miss Bessie Coady. The family plot in St. Bernard's ceme- place in the apartment above the de­ Herbert E. Vail Dies Thompsonville is evidently plan­ will be, "The Power of God Unto body was brought to his home in tery. pot, which was the Van Horn home ning a general "Get Together" for Salvation." In the evening service this village Tuesday evening in ! — for many years. Woman Run Down By After Long Illness the "Cheer Up" talks in the Metho­ the regular monthly Young People's "U charge of Undertaker J. Francis CUpn Fiin^rnl Tr» 1SJ V The large dwelling in which Mr. dist church Monday, Tuesday and service will be conducted. This will Browne, and the funeral will be held " linerdl in IN. I. and Mrs. Davis long made their home Auto On Enfield Street Well Known Resident Passes Away Wednesday evenings of next week, be an anniversary meeting with spec- tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in ",f4 Is Largely Attended in Pearl street, was sold by them to At His Home On Enfield Street— The community sing before the talk jaj musjc an(j pr0gram. The theme St. Patrick's Church. Burial will be Washington Irving Council, Knights Mrs. Thomas Orinole Suffers Minor Was Interested in Vail Sanitarium each evening will be led by one of will be "The New Year For Christ." in the new St. Patrick's cemetery in of Columbus, for a council home a Bruises When Hit By Car Driven With Brother, Dr. Edwin S. Vail. our town's song boosters. Cards of The subject will be illustrated and King street. On Saturday morning Services For Frederick P. Shea, Son few years ago, at which time they By Plainville Man Sunday Night. Herbert E. Vail, a well-known res- invitation will be distributed in all the pictures used through the year at 8 o'clock a requiem high mass, of Former Local Woman, Held In purchased the dwelling which they Mrs. Thomas Orinole of this village ident of the town, died at his home the churches Sunday and used by will be reviewed. The Week of will be celebrated to his memory, to [ Sacred Heart Church Last Satur­ now occupy in Franklin street. Mr. was hit by an automobile driven by on Enfield street Sunday night after those who take them to invite oth- Prayer will be observed next week, which relatives and friends are in-' day Morning At 10 O'Clock. and Mrs. Davis have three children, Felix Comeau of West Broad street, an illness of three years. Mr. Vail ers- The town will enjoy this way of followed by communion on Sabbath, vited. j Lilla Van Horn, whose husband, Tud­ Plainville Sunday evening. The wom­ was born in Verbank, N. Y., the son starting in on its season's varied pro January 10th. Sabbath School at 12 — : i The funeral of Frederick P. Shea, or Gowdy, is president of the Thomp­ an was walking on the highway and of Edwin and Martha (Heusted) gram of community helpfulness and o'clock noon, Christian Endeavor at, FUNERAL OF LOCAL YOUTH !son of Mrs. Sadie (O'Brien) Shea, sonville Trust Company; Ella Sweet, stopped a car driven by Richard Car- Vail and for over 30 years before his will catch an inspiration of glad and 6:15 P. M. Seats free. Everybody IS LARGELY ATTENDED was held last Saturday morning at wife of Frederick E. Hunter, presi­ ville and asked him for a ride. Mr. illness, was associated with his broth­ healthy and cordial living from the welcome. ——— _ 10 o'clock in Sacred Heart Church, dent of the Calumet Club, and Miss Carville informed her that he was er, Dr. Edwin S. Vail, owner of the general talks of the "Cheer Up" man Services _For John E._Chamberlain of Bronx, N. Y., and was largely at- Edna A. Davis, employed by the only going a short distance and the Vail Sanitarium in Enfield street. He pastor, Edward Eells on keeping LOUIS HARTMANN This Village, Are JHeld in St. Pat- tended by relatives and friends, in- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance woman ran around his car directly was an active worker in the Congre­ glad, keeping young, and keeping j rick's Church Last Saturday. j eluding classmates of the deceased at Company at its Springfield office. in front of the Comeau car, which gational Church and was a deacon hearty in our fellowship. Local Man Passes Away At Hartford Largely attended funeral services the Cathedral College, N. Y. The Mrs. Gowdy has been president of was traveling south through Enfield for several years. He was unmar­ Young people as well as those ad­ Hospital After Short Illness. were held in St. Patrick's Church service consisted of a solemn requiem the Woman's Club of Enfield and is street. Mr. Comeau applied the ried. His only surviving relatives vanced in years will enjoy these Louis Hartmann, 58, a well-known last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock hgih mass with Rev. John Lennon, now a director and Mrs. Hunter is brakes and swerved his machine are two brothers, Dr. Edwin S. Vail, gatherings. The speaker takes de­ resident of the town, died yesterday for John Edward Chamberlain, son pastor, as celebrant, Rev. James treasurer of Penelope Terry Abbey around but the rear end struck the who at present is in Miami, Fla., light and pride in holding the inter­ morning at the Hartford Hospital •of Mrs. John Manning of 23 Asnun- Jones as deacon and Rev. John Hur- Chapter, D. A. R. Mrs. Davis has woman, throwing her to the ground. and Alonzo H. Vail of Poughkeepsie, est of child listeners throughout his after a few weeks' illness. He had tuck street. The service consisted of ley as' sub-deacon. Seated in the one sister, Mrs. Henry Pease, who Dr. Frank F. Simonton attended the N. Y. The body was taken Monday talks. The comment of the commun­ lived in this town many years and a. solemn requiem , high mass cele- sanctuary were seven priests from resides at The Oaks in Springfield. woman and found that she was to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and the fu­ ity pastor in Huntington Was, "He had been employed as a wood chop­ brated by the pastor, Rev. Daniel J. the Cathedral College, where the boy bruised about the head and back but neral was held Tuesday afternoon could easily have kept his audience per and farm hand among different O'Connor, with Rev. Edwin Gaffney was studying for the priesthood, Next week Friday afternoon from the injuries are not considered ser­ with buriaL in that city. with him another hour" and a pas­ farmers in the town. So far as is as deacon and Rev. John F. Kenney There were numerous and beautiful 2 to 4 o'clock in the Town Building, ious. tor in Amherst, Mass., condenses his known the man had no relatives liv­ 5' ?• as subdeacon. Mrs. Frederick R. floral tributes. Burial was in the the monthly Well Child Conference Miss Jennie Pickens and John comment into a sentence—"Cheer ing in this country. The body was Furey was soloist. The bearers were family plot in St. Raymond's ceme- will be held as usual. Mothers are A number of extra busses will be Pickens were host and hostess for a Up! You Won't Go To Sleep!" brought to the undertaking parlors Francis Maguire, John Maguire, tery in Westchester, N. Y. Rev. more and more appreciating by their run this evening by the Springfield large family party on Christmas Day of James Hughes in this village. James Manning, Edward White, War- John Lennon conducting the commit- attendance, the opportunity which Street Railway in order to accommo­ at their home on Church street, sev­ There will be a Watch Night ser­ Funeral arrangements have not been ren Lockwood and Francis Purdy. tal services at the grave. Frank P. these conferences provide for the date the large number from here enteen being present, including their vice at the Methodist Episcopal completed. There were many beautiful floral O'Brien of this village and William weighing, measuring and examina­ who wish to attend the midnight brother, James Pickens and Mrs. Church this evening. Preaching ser­ •'''^•••jtributesluubco includingmuuuiii5 ao iaigclarge standingauai J. O'Brien of t Springfield, uncles of tion by a physician of their children, shows in Hartford and Springfield. Pickens of Wilbraham, and their son vice at 9 P. M. Social hour with re­ Martin Malia and family of New ' piece from his shopmates.t i.— BurialB the deceased, ' and Miss Mary S. whose health they are in this way The busses will leave the station on and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pick­ freshments from 10 to 11 o'clock. Haven spent the holiday with his fe>v~was in the family plot in St. Pat- O'Brien, an aunt, of this village, at- enabled to know how to keep up to Worthington street, Springfield, for ens of Springfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Devotional service with short sermon parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malia 'rick's cemetery. - ' tended the funeral. the standard. this village at 2:30 A. M. John Swenson of Bristol. ifrom 11 to 12 o'clock. of Pearl street.

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-•'•If FINDS GROUND FIRE Borrowed Line f or ...... KEEPS OFF BOMBERS m Firstl|^cppiy Talk venation Car ate Telegraph .. & Tests Show That Antiair- 6. ^embers New York & Hartford Stock Exchanges '&llftng between Boston and Cam-•" craft Quia Are Effective. bridge, Alexander Graham Bell and lis assistant, Thomas A. Watson, es­ ;:;y 6 Central Row, Hartford v Washington. — A year's experi­ tablished the fifctt record for a' two-' ence with antiaircraft firing has way telephone talk over outside' 11 Telephone 2-1141?: "demonstrated that this form of fir* wires. That wag on the night of Oc­ Is more effective upon bombing planes tober 8,' 1876. ~ The frial was maide NEW BRITAIN OFFICE 31 WEST MAIN ST; than that of other classes of artillery it night' because the private tele­ against their normal targets." MaJ.- graph wire which was used for the test was busy during the day. Pro­ Gen. F. W. Coe, chief of coast ar­ cessor Bell had secured permission to tillery, asserted In his annual report ?se the line, after office hours, from General Coe referred to the special the Walworth Manufacturing Com­ antiaircraft training ordered by the pany. The line was About two miles War department and conducted at long and connected the Walworth Fort Tilden, N. Y., with the assistance ••tore in Boston with the factory in of air personnel from Mitchei field, 3ambridgeport. "with a view of determining the de­ Dr. Bell talked at the Boston end -rf the wire and Watson was at the gree of efficiency which may be ex­ Cambridge terminal. Each carefully pected from antiaircraft guns and ma­ otted down what the other said and chine gun fire against air targets." he entire conversation was carried 1 The ability of searchlights operating by the Boston papers next morning. > IN on data obtained by listening devices In 1915, thirty-nine years later, the to illuminate a target continuously same taen, Bell and Watson, talked while in range of the guns formed a to each other over 3,400 miles of j wire stretching across the continent, •'. .'V •'• part of the problem. General Coe's £?:v marking the dedication of the Trans­ Common and Preferred * • judgment as to the effectiveness to continental line of the Bell System be expected from antiaircraft bat­ to the public service. teries was based not only on this S special test but upon firings during During 1924 the telephone systems the year by other coast artillery units. of the United States carried an aver­ Prices on Application. Lack of Funds a Handicap. age of 1,835,000 long-distance tele­ The report pointed out that up to phone calls per day, which was an this year no method had been found to increase of 152,000 over the daily furnish training to the personnel of average for the previous year. the 17 antiaircraft artillery regi­ ments of the organized reserve al­ located to the central part of the country. . ' The distance to the sea coast anti­ aircraft batteries prevented sending officers, as no funds for transporta­ tion were available. Only three anti­ ss aircraft regiments are maintained in * Forbes & Wallace the regular establishment, all located on the coast, but during the last sum­ Store Hours: Daily 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M., Saturdays 6 P. M. mer special training teams from these regiments were sent into the Interior and arrangements also were made for reserve training with National Guard regiments at Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Sparta, Wis. "lashing Welcome Jolliest Kind of The January Sale of Coats NEW YEAR RULES "This arrangement is not satisfac­ tory," General Coe said, "and proper for the New Year a New Year's Day Fur Trimmed Models In the Accepted Winter Styles training can be given to these units By KATHERINE EDELMAN and the three National Guard regi­ Marked For This Event At Below Clearance Prices ments similarly situated (in the in­ Old Tree and Aged Man E OF Good Cheer. A merry That's What They Had heart is a thing to be de­ terior) only by organizing and sta­ B Are Used to Illustrate sired more than riches—for out Cleaning Up Mess After tioning u regular antiaircraft regiment of it grows many of earth's at some point In that region." the Drama of Life. the Big Celebration. greatest gifts and blessings. 50-Caliber Gun Favored. $44 and $54 The report said that all antiaircraft By CHRISTOPHER G. HAZARD By FRANK HERBERT SWEET Be Helpful. Lend a hand to regiments should l>« supplied with the other fellow's need, help him H, DEAR!" wailed the new 50-cailber machine gun in 1' WAS the last day to his feet again. It may take Ella, New Year's Emphasizing A Complete Range Of place of the present ,'iO-caliber equip­ yjssn of the old year. money, and it may take only a morning ; "the ment "as soon as funds can be made The old tree trem­ smile or a kind word. Whoever house is a pigpen!" Coats For Misses and Women available," and that similar steps bled as It felt the you are you possess one or all of should be taken to replace the model ax stroke, and "I won't do it!" these gifts. From Sizes 16 To 50. 1918 three-inch antiaircraft guns with stretched out Its shrilled down the the new model 1023-E weapon on bare arms in the stairs in Harry's Be at Peace. It is good for all mobile trailer mounts which "em­ wintry air as voice. The group $44 numbers excellent values The group at $54 are Coats that would of us to be a I peace. If there bodies many Improvements" and will though imploring mercy. It was as "Cousin Jim John­ in its variety of smartly cut Coats of compare with any of our season's more is something in your life that be approved for manufacture when reluctant as time to leave the field of son made that mess, and—" suede materials and pile fabrics, trimmed exclusive models for their fine fabrics, keeps you from enjoying the minor defects developed in tests at Its life and activity and become the. "Rut he's gone home, and you've blessedness of this great gift with collars and cuffs of Kit Fox, Black and for their rich collars and cuffs of Fort Monroe, Va., have been cor­ back log of the tires of a new age. got to—" Fox, Natural and Viatka Squirrel and Brown Fox, Caracul, Viatka Squirrel, But the hands of the clock moved on root it out if you can. even Albert slipped through the hack rected. The urgent need for sound lo­ though it hurts pride and self to Wolf. Mole and Fitch Furs. cating devices to detect airplanes at and the blows of the ax continued. door and out into the yard. Hot words Near the foot of the tree stood an do it. If (lie something is be­ were sizzling inside. He had a temper night was being nn-i through ord­ yond helping, then try like it nance department of our antiaircraft old man. So aged and so bent with worse tiu\n the others. That was why The styles are in circular and straight line effects, the colors are man to make the best of it—to life's burden tie he was trying to curb it. the darker brown, blue and gray tones and plenty are in black. service," General Cue added, and this put it behind you, its it were. seemed, that he Each Coat qualifies as an excellent investment at its January development would be pushed as fast You will he surprised to that For half tin hour he walked around, might have been ppo as funds permitted. you can do 1 his if you will, and considering the almost nervous wrecks Sale price. "I wish especially to urse the ne­ taken for the fig­ m of Ella, of Harry, of Mary and of lib- that peace will come. cessity for increased activity in de­ ure of tiie past. mother in bed with a sick headache. (Coats, Second Floor) velopment of otir antiaircraft service," and as he leaned There had been a house full of com­ upon his staff, it Be Courageous. Drive fear General Coe insisted. "Other coast and all its kindred ills out of pany for ten days, through Christmas artillery developments are cither re­ was with a back­ week to this New Year day. It had ward look and your heart. Look the world In finements or extensions of well tried the face, unfaltering, unafraid; been till hurrah and jollity. out ideas. The antiaircraft service with sympathy to­ Then the company whisked away. wards the events convince yourself that you are Forbes & Wallace Springfield Is, however, at a poin' where original The mother went to bed sick with the of ttie hour. as good as the next man and investigations and extended trials of that you can do the tilings lie strain. The rest watched the old year new designs and methods are impera­ "Are we not all out. And now. in a procession does. Do not carry an inferi­ tive." ority complex with you through Albert had a saving side to see the (hat is marching funny and absurd point of what might off the stage," he the days. The world usually rates us with the measure we almost mean a >« Achieves Immortality soliloquized, "and have put upon ourselves. tragedy. When with Chicken's Heart inarching off while the hot anger the play is not New York.—A bit of tissue from a cooled, the absurd half over?" oh. Be Content. Thank the Lord chicken's heart, kept alive since 1918 angle took posses­ that llio exuber­ for the many gifts that are yours us part of an experiment begun at that sion. He went ant life of the past, its Hush of hope, and do not envy your neighbor. time by Dr. Alexis Oarel, would have back to the house its enthusiasm of budding energies, its Perhaps if you but knew it lie is grown large enough to blanket Man­ and pitched In maturity of compelc:it ability, its har­ thinking how much more you hattan had it not heen cut every twen­ a humorous vests of accomplished results, its joy­ have, for wealth is not measured with ty-four hours, according to I'rof. Ar­ ful vision of greater tilings to be, its in things that money can buy. but efficient ener­ Hartford's Shoppug Qenten thur G. Green. dear fellowships of sympathetic prog­ All of us have much for which gy that amazed Professor Green said a motion pic­ ress, its prized possessions of worthy to be grateful, and if the truth the others. ture record of what actually occurred as riches, might go on and cross the were really known things are "I tell you," the tissue grows has been made by the stage again, that we might see the evened out pretty well m this snarled Ella to Rockefeller institute, where the ex­ coming climax and sit the druma out." world. Itemember, however, Harry, "thai—" periment was conducted. "Look out," cried the axman, and that being content does not "There's nothing "It was one of the most amazing the old man stepped aside just In time mean that we must not strive to like a joke to start things I ever saw," I'rofessor Green Selected Your Hat Yet? to escape the falling tree, while the get ahead, for doing and achiev­ the New Y e a r said. The film of the growth of the dusk deepened into the darkness of ing is one of the best means In right," sang Al­ tissue was taken during twenty-four New Year's eve. and he was lost in the world to bring content to bert, as he slid a hours and must have Involved a vast the gathering shadows. man. heavy chair into I amount of reel. What takes place in place that Ella had been wai^nf the twenty-four hours is reduced in it But the street lights began to flash out a welcome for the New Year, a Be Kind. The man who is kind Harry's help to do. A table changed to a comparatively few minutes. in his home and abroad is a man a few feet, >everal chairs moved back "You see on the screen a growth happy crowd came shouting down the At Our Half-Price among men. No one can gauge street, through an uncurtained window and forth, >a violin and banjo caught and a development nothing short of or fathom what kindness has from the.door and returned to their osmlc. Combustions, spirals, pulsa­ joyous feasters could be seen and done for the world. It has places, the carpet straightened, a dozen tions—all condense themselves Into dancers floated about the room, front brightened more lives and uplift­ books slid back home. And then Al­ those few minutes. a brilliantly-lighted tent came music ed more human beings than any bert stood back with cocked head and "Doctor Carrel introduces immortal­ and the cheerful confusion of the rid­ other one thing. It makes one eye shut, and surveyed the room Millinery Sale ers upon the merry-go-round. ity In a physical sense. It is there be­ homes happier, business rela­ The old man paused upon the thresh­ fore your eyes, and so long as this tis­ tions more pleasant and helps "Now ciotli and dustpan and common­ old of hfs home and looked off upon sue is nurtured and Irrigated it will him who gives as well as lilm place broom. the expectant city for a moment, as And we'll glide with honor out of the Hundreds of Women and Girls are wearing smart up- live. It cannot die. Its growth is so who receives. To be kind at he used to do, threw it a last kiss, and room." enormous that it doubles itself every heart is to be all things. to-the-minute Hats that were purchased at Just Half m went in to lie down to pleasant dreams. twenty-four hours, and if It had not ((c). 1915. Western Newspaper Union.) "That's for you, Ella. Come, Harry, their marked prices. You still have chance to secure been pared down each day since the ((c). 1925, Weaiern Newspaper Union.) let's tackle the athletic stunts in the experiment began it would now be a living room downstairs. That's a job one, or more, and save Half on the buy. l colossal monster overspreading all A Good Resolution for bravos. Whoopee! New York." A good New Year's resolution is « Professor Green formerly was pro­ "What's New Year but jolly fun that you will do all the good you can. New Year's Wish for You Clearing the track for a twelve-month No Restrictions Whatever, and no matter what the for­ fessor of chemistry at Leeds university by all the means you can, in all the Dear friends, I wish this wish for you: run." mer markdowns, you pay half the present marked price and for many years director of re­ waj's you can, in all the places you The strength to stand for what Is true. search for the Iiritish Dyestuffs cor­ The will to serve howe'er God wills, Harry was chuckling as they rushed can, at all the times you can, to all The power to smile at seeming Ills, and the hat you select is yours. poration. the people you can, as long as you downstairs, leaving Ella with a broad The vision that can pierce the dark grin at the end of a broom handle. m can.—Baptist Messenger. And see the dawn and hear the lark, r Drivers, Beware I And over all Clod's sky of blue— When the young people desisted, late Hats Trimmed and Untrimmed, flowers, feathers, orn­ Dear friends, this is my wish for you. In the day. even the critical eyes of New York.—Drivers are taking note New Year's Greeting —Janle Cree Bose, in Western Recorder. tlie satisfied Ella could see no sugges­ aments and Millinery accessories of all kinds, offered of what Magistrate Golden of Brook­ A benediction for the New Year: tion of a "pigpen." Quite the con­ during* this sale at half. lyn will do to them If they treat their The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. Should Include Whole Year trary. horses unkindly. A peddler and n The Lord make His face shine upon "Happy New Year" is» a wish that Yet none of them confessed to being laundry man who left their horses un- thee, and be gracious unto thee. The tired. It bad been the jolliest kind of blanketed In the cold had to leave should include the entire >•<••>- rather Lord lift up His countenance upon New Year, all declared. hats and coats in court and stand than the mere day which • us the thee, and give thee peace. name. (©, 1926, WraUrn N*wapip*r Unto*.) outside 10 minutes. ALL READY TO WEAR- as the United States. the skin of a single animal. without himself sharing in the strug­ DEEPLY CUT IN PRICE The American inventor of the Because sparks from railroad en­ gle and the danger." steamboat, Robert Fulton, is to be gines under government administra­ , While ten years ago there were COATS, DRESSES, SUITS,-and all ready to war garments for wom­ fc* -X honored by a monument in the town tion caused the great forest fires of Odd Bits of News >i Ptombiers, France, the place where Minnesota in lpl8, the government [not more than 50,000 electric wash- en and misses, offered for quick clearance at prices that will reduce le conducted tests on the Augronne was held liable for $15,000,000 dam­ lers in use throughout the United j States, today more than four million stock in short order. i;t During the past twenty-five years liver in 1802. ages. ^ | are on the job in the country's elec­ Germans have won the Nobel prize Old German sheep-shearers from Theodore Roosevelt: "It is the doer trified homes in physics, chemistry, and medicine, he Hartz Mountains shear as many >f deeds who counts in the battle for General Sir Frederick liattric* more than twice as often as any oth­ •s twenty sheejj in a day, doing the ,;fe—not he who looks on and says placed Lee above Wellington as a er-country and, six times as often operation so skillfully as not to cut how the fight ought to be f ougnt, 1 '-v! for the year 1924 52, of out of the oxygen carrying , it the best method of j which 38 were males and 14 females. in from thirty to forty minutes. This by the inhalation of oxygen. on wYe s AUTO GASES IN 'The'd at a has not been tabulated to is enough to cause severe illness, % ^ Eve (snow how many of these are garage with headache, nausea, vomiting and $ iacciden ' dizziness. If the absorption of car­ "TWO LIGHTS" IS ELECTRIFIED It is ..nown that when an automo­ bon monoxide goes on until from 60 Company ol Others Does bile l uii. en in: a few minutes in to 75 per cent of the red blood cells Famous Portland, Me., Beacon Is No 52IMTATE a clos .ye enough carbpn mon­ lose their power to carry oxygen to I Longer An Oil Light, fNot Always Give S&tis- oxide g u.scha ged with the ex­ the tissues, death will result. j "Two Lights," the famous beacon faction Desired. fe?' haust r. c ai - ii! make it danger­ Carbon monoxide comes from a ; that looks across Casco Bay from y The State Deparfim^nf ous 5a .ai lor any person to variety of sources besides the auto­ ! Cape Elizabeth to' the entrance to breatii&: ^»(-T; jjeauis iiom th»s cause the harbor of Portland, Me., has sur­ By MARY GRAHAM BONNER ; mobile. The gas stove or the coal of Health Warns Drv- may be ftHgrcnied by not permitting furnace may give off- carbon monox­ rendered to electricity at last. Hie the -i uii .ien an automo­ ide in large amounts if combustion old incandescent oil vapor lamps of T HAD befin three Against the D°a *ly bile garage. Automo­ is _ not complete. Artificial gas con­ this light have been removed and in years since they bile iVk.'.wiio work in repair tains carbon monoxide in sufficient their place an electric light with a were m a r r 1 ed. Poison of Ensrine Ex­ shops w.-v/e mo ^ ^ less running of quantity to kill in a short time. 40 mile range is now guiding ships Three years ago haust Gas in Garages. tiie luoi (w>-: >3 n^esoary often suffer Carbon monoxide has no color, to Portland. "Two Lights" was es- from ht .'uache ana otner symptoms tablished nearly a hundred years ago this New Year's taste or odor and therefore may be Day. What a clear, mm ;due to i:iii eaijj.m monoxide poison- and now, for the first time, the beam vigorous New 0 Everyone who drives" ar. ' automo­ ing. breathed without knowing '' it _ sends forth is supplied by elec­ Year's Day It had bile should know something about This gas exerts is poisonous ef­ being able to detect tiie presence of tricity. This new beacon is rated at f the gas with the "enses p e ntive 740,000 candle-power. ,:, been. The air jifesiiiiiSliSi V.J * , .he hazards to health arid life of the fect in peculiar manner. It com- automobile exhaust gases. These bines w i'- the hemoglobin or red measures must follow the line of |»jj|Cri8p and cold, and the happiness of gases contain the deadly carbon mon- making sure that none of the gas is yS^the-season embodied In everything, coloring matter of the red blood cor­ The government entomologists ox'de which causes death by asphyx­ puscles in the blood and renders it given off into the air we breathe. In studied the boll weevil, and their They Had started out with high re- iation. incapable of tak.ng oxygen from the the case of automobiles, this can be chief, Dr. Howard, formulated a plan solves, resolves that they would al- F only one kind deed a day Deaths from carbon monoxide pois­ air' in the lungs and carrying it to done by not letting the engine run for stopping it, but the bill he intro­ plf ways be Just as happy as on this first oning in Connecticut are included un­ tissues n other parts of the body. while the car is in the garage. In duced in the Texas legislature failed |||!day. It 'was to be a New Year for V>/ ! der the classification "accidental ab­ When the blood can not take up and case of carbon monoxide poisoning in to pass and a thirty-year war against yf|t'lein' but' every year would mark an Each little child would do, sorption of irrespirable, irritating or carry oxygen, the body suffers from spite of precautions taken to prevent the boll weevil followed. IglMUiIverBary JuSt as significant of poisonous gas" unless such poisonous j asphyxiation. Even when so small fresh, unspoiled romance. -v'-Lcv'/ Our sad old world this com' gas is taken with suicidal intent i an amount as one part d£ carbon N when it is classed as suicide. The to­! monoxide to 500 parts of air exists llf' °t thkt they expected life to be ing year tal number of deaths in Connecticut ! the blood absorbs enough to put from , r all pleasure. But it would be deeply from the above mentioned accidental one-third to one-half of its red cells : fraught with happiness because of the ^Would be made over • . depth and' the eternal youth of their Our West Virginia f y love. new! *,-.»• i But had it been that way? Not Bulgaria Sends a New Minister quite. Abd somehow, with the ap- Soft Coal :; tproach ofthls anniversary each felt a ; .-slight failing. They were as happy, happier than In the Egg Sige, is giving excel­ • most couples. But that wais not what they had meant to be. They had not lent satisfaction for Steam Heat­ ^ meant to settle down to any routine ' EAR children, see, ers and Furnaces. a ; of affectionate regard toward each *11 JJ just count it up iother. They had meant to settle down to For the Kitchen = y complete, ideal happiness. For every child alive, - It was New Year's Eve, and he had Stove We Recommend planned to work late and then attend You multiply as many times Three hundred and sixty-five! —Henu* end Pmbyur Nut Size Coke This is clean and is also free from New Year's Static Why Bill Turned smoke and gas. Bank with Buck­ on a Foggy Night Over a New Leaf wheat to keep fire over night. Don't Take Any Chances On Getting What Seemed to Be Inaus­ Presented Heart to Wrong Out of Fuel. We Have Plenty Of picious "Start" Was a Darling at New Year's These Substitutes. Order Now. Feline Concert. Eve Party.

By ELEANOR E. KING MARION R. REAGAN HE darkness hung OT since the days heavily over the of his early youth Enfield Lumber and housetops, weight­ had Bill .Tohnso:: ed down by a experienced such He Had Planned to Work Late. dense fog which a thrill at the reminded one of thought of a Coal Company Simeon a dinner where a number of his busi­ a huge blanket, party. The New Kadift, the new minister from Bulgaria, and his wife. (M>i.-•• graphed oh their arrival In Washington. Mr. Itadiff was formerly envoy to PROSPECT ST. THOMPSONVILLE ness friends would be gathered. It carefully tucked Year's Eve cos­ Turkey. was not an important dinner, but it in and about the tume hall at the was something he had been urged gloomy night ob­ Palace hotel was to offer, besides the to do, and why not? jects. A wail, long and hideous, rent usual gayety, a surprise in the way of Why go home to a dinner that was the air. Distress was clearly por­ a novelty dance. At twelve o'clock : :. unimportant instead of going to an­ trayed in this weird sound. An­ the lights would go out, the gentlemen •( other which was a little different? other, but of a slightly different pitch, would be asked to find the one wom­ Yet it was the first time he would asserted itself. But why quarrel on an they loved, and present her with be doing such a tiling. The year be­ New Year's night? A fine start for the one of the small hearts which would fore they had had tlleir New Year's New Year, I said to myself. be distributed earlier in the evening. - Eve dinner together. It had been all The air was torn asunder by the Johnson had se­ right, but one couldn't keep up little cries, ever increasing in loudness—In cured two of the things like that indefinitely. a lively crescendo until the higher hearts' which Besides, he 'had been a little hurt. voice .of the two, clearly discernible were to be given 0OC0 She had come home late. She had because of its piercing quality, could i out. And therein been out at an afternoon gathering of stand the tension and strain no longer, | is Involved the a number of her friends, and she had breaking into a veritable hissing tor­ story which was been late, and neither of them had rent. Suddenly their burst of raging occasioning Bill been any too pleasant. madness subsided. AH was quiet. a great thrill. They had been discussing husbands I turned over, buried my head still fur­ He had become that afternoon where she had been, ther lu the pillow and tried to sleep. very fond of Miss and exchanging complaints. Even The offenders probably did not know Jenkins, the new she had joined in, though not as that I was busy ushering in the New teacher at the much as some of the others. But it Year until the wee small hours last school. made her feel ashamed. And in feel­ night—no, this morning. Miss Jenkins ing ashamed she had become irritable. It was not as easy to lose conscious­ was to be at the They had both felt sheepish, as in ness when once the noise had ceased ball New Year's the morning they opened each other's as I Jiad imagined it would be. My Eve, dressed in a gifts, with the tender written messages brain was now very active. Sleep had shepherdess' cos­ which accohipanled them. vanished. Just why was it neces­ tume. Bill had it He went to the dinner.' The con­ sary to permeate the peaceful at­ all planned care­ versation turned • on business. A mosphere with such uncouth sounds?" fully in advance. When the lights young man, the youngest of the group, That question I pondered and prepon- went out he would be as near Miss seemed a little out of the setting. dered. Of what interest to me was Jenkins as possible, give her one of "Why," he asked during a pause, "do this disturbance? Sleep was more the hearts, showing that she was the you all work so hard?" to the point. Then why didn't I sleep? woman he loved, then quickly before "For our wives and our children," A mournful howl, emitted by a neigh­ the lights again went on, get back to came every answer. bor's dog, died away swallowed and hlB wife, make some excuse about the And yet, the husband of three years muffled in the fog. Chills ascended difficulty in finding her' In the dark, thought, I am leaving mine alone on and descended my spinal cord in no present her with the other heart, and the eve of our anniversary to make uncertain manner. so keep peace in the family. that speech to others. This, he de­ This rudeness on a night when every Nothing could have worked out more cided, was the time to recall his earlier one should be joyful over the New perfectly, even despite the fact that resolves. Year, was disgusting. I threw back the Mrs. Johnson had chosen to wear a- He left a little abruptly and went covers. With one shepherdess' costume also. home. His wife was there. She had foot on the floor, At twelve Bill found himself in the no dinner ready. She had been busy and the other most advantageous position possible, thinking. waiting to follow with Miss Jenkins on one side and his "My dear," she cried, "you've come It, I was ready to 0 .wife on the other. Only an instant home so early. What is the mutter? step into the quar­ and the lights .vould'be turned out. Don't you feel well?" rel myself. At A heating of the drums, a brief an­ He gathered her in his arms. that moment the nouncement. ami ilion darkness. "It's New Year's Eve," he said, "and cries again ceased. Quickly l'ill grasped for the shepherd­ the eve of our anniversary. I wanted It seemed I was ess hook of Miss Jenkins, took her to be with you. We've let some things not needed. It hand—" My darling,'' he whispered get Just a little out of reach— was just as well, softly—when—(something had gone but we'll reach for them and we'l' I said, because I wrong with the signaling of the elec­ have them again. It will be really have heard that a trician)—the lights came on suddenly, ; a New Year for us." mediator often to t ho embarrassment of many a And she understood. turns the brunt' coupie, and particularly to our friend His words were answering the ques­ of the attack upon Bill, who was too confused even to tions and the thoughts that had been himself—not that look at the lady beside him. In her heart. I am a coward, The lady, however, was beaming (©, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) rather, merely, with pleasure. "Why, Bill, you old the influence of a dear, I didn't think you were so af­ For New Year "laissez-faire" attitude of mind result­ fectionate," she said, and laid a ten­ Standing: at the portal ing from drowsiness and loss of sleep. der hand on his arm. He turned Of the opening year. quickly—to greet ids wife. Words of comfort meet us, I put lay foot hack a;rain. The si­ Hushing every fear; lence extended over a longer period "Saved," be thought, and the con­ Spoken throuKh tlu> silence this time. Once more I s

Rabbits in the high Cascade Moun­ Present-day traffic congestions, ac­ Christopher Sholes, inventor of tains have put on their snowshoes cording to the Christian Science the first practical typewriter and at -for a hard winter. These creatures, Monitor, is fulfillment of the vision one time editor of the Milwaukee ii called snowshoe rabbits, have long of the Prophet Nahum, centuries Sentinel, was the first man to print spreading toes, which in winter are ago, when he said: "And they shall the names and addresses of sub­ discovered with coarse hair, giving the jostle one against another in the scribers on the margin of news­ feet a greater area. roadways." papers for mailing. THE PRESS" Ireland was the only country con­ Oregon is proud to claim as as­ Napoleon said the British do np^, verted to Christianity without the sistant attorney-general an ex-school­ make history; they take advantage shedding of one drQp ^hTO|,n blood. teacher,...Iijiss,., Grace E,; Smith. Of it. . irf; .. . , k ?, .-Vr:" L>-.' v.-: llwilt.lehm ;> L •mmrn>*••.>* ^>r~y »»••• t»r• psonville Mussolini's Orders Obeyed by ltafian Deputies : SU' • j;. •£ • .••• '•* a; Vv.V.; iW.V ••• w.-yv •• : ii ?f¥aUiihed Thursdays by : ' v" •••• ^AfcVANCE PRINTING AND ..... PUBLISHING COMPANY ' High St., Thompsonville, Ct. I ' TWO years ago we felt that Thompsonville, not having a Flower PHILIP J. SULLIVAN • N'-V Editor and Business Manager * Shop, needed one. We find our efforts were appreciated- MrK and • •. •'. Telephone No. 95-2. our store has been a success. We wish to thank our many patrons I • LP Tfiritered at the Post Office, Thomp- liHmville, Conn., as second class mat- at this time, and assure you 'we will try to serve you even better in the future: * : r. A1I communications should be ad- dr#ssed to The Thompsonville Press. & • f•:% Office. 27-29 High St. Tel. No. 50 LOOKING FORWARD AiijJ' survey of the past year loc­ ally, if the inclination were to make |such, would have to begin with the frank admission that it has been a erous trying year for the various interests in this community. Our commercial land other activities have been badly affected by a continued state of in­ dustrial and agricultural depression. fiThis state of things has influenced f about everything in the community |. life to a point of deterioration never I known before. It has of course tak- |en more than one year to accomplish ( this. Agriculturally we have been |steadily working towards this point General view ot the Italian chamber of deputies while Hie members were taking up and passing the laws demand I for several years, while industrially ed by Premier Mussolini to make the rule of the FasoisU absolute. we are close to the end of our sec- I ond year's depression. Except to feel I hompsonville 3 gratified at the state of the public more fertile field where the cultiva- ? health, which has been uniformly jtion of a crop of "100% Americans" RESOLUTIONS good during the past year, and to will be fraught with less discomfort BIG FIVE VICTORS feel that we have made satisfactory |to themselves. This is a typical RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH • c civic progress, there is little to base American community, the citizens of IN OPENING TILT OF THOMAS P. D'ARSEY. ' . , s; our judgment of the future, which is which, whether they are "100%" or the rule that is ordinarily employed, 10% are living up to the highest At a meeting of Washington Irv­ 1 -J- • •••-. in the events of the past year. There ideals of American citizenship. Any Local Quintet Led By ing Council, No. 50, Knights of Co­ is however, an exception even to this I one who attempts to interrupt this Johnny Connors Score lumbus, held Sunday, December 27, apparently obsolete rule this year, j state of things here is likely to find the following resolutions were unan­ When the fortitude with which the j it an uncomfortable adventure, for 16 to 14 Triumph Over imously adopted: Whereas, The angel of death has people of the community have met ! the road to the river is smooth and West Warren Five. ionce again entered our ranks and re- the depressing conditions of the past j straight. ! moved therefrom our much esteemed s Molds year or two is realized, and the cour- Playing their first game on a local i Brother, Thomas F. D'Arsey. While age of the business interests and con­ WHY NOT NOW? surface in several seasons, the Big ! we deeply regret the passing of fidence in the town which has been Five of this village, composed of all-1 Brother D'Arsey we realize that we Quart, $1.25—IV2 Quart, $1.90—The Enfield Roll, $1.50 displayed through it all by the citi-; . , , , , , , , local players who formerly pastimed ; must bow our heads in humble resig- zenry, is fully appreciated, it cannot . A state paFk °/ state *0Te% ™ Z at the indoor game under the colors nation and submission to the Divine They Are Made Up In the Following Combinations: ea sy fail to inspire an optimistic feeling! " f + reach of every resident of of the Bigelow-Hartford A. C., got Will, to Him who in His all wise de­ for the future the state is the aim of Connecticut, away to an auspicious start in their cree appoints, grants and measures Vanilla-Frozen Pudding Pistachio-Frozen Pudding p So that with this exception it is i™? statement is found in the re- opening contest Tuesday evening on the length of all our days. 1 port 1S Ued by the ta te Pa the Central Hall surface, defeating Resolved, That our Council deeply Chocolate-Frozen Pudding Vanilla-Chocolate Mousse '' forward, instead of backward, we ^ £? t ® . . ® . ?£ the West Warren Community Five deplores the taking of Brother D'Ar­ must look at the close of this year. :and Fof C°TwSA°n' T^s W1" Raspberry Ice-Vanilla Mousse Chocolate-Vanilla Mousse m by the narrow margin of a single sey. We recall and appreciate the Even the most casual survey lndi. , ^n of course that there will event- floor basket, the final score being 16 efficient and valuable aid given by Orange-Ice Vanilla Mousse Coffee-Frozen Pudding cates that the prospects are much ^ m T to 14. The enforced vacation of the him in all council work committed brighter for the coming year here10" °f Thls ^ing so-why past several seasons from active par­ to his care and direction. Vanilla-Coffee Mousse not W? W y cannot thl c01 than they were a year ago. We have "° , J t % "" ticipation at the indoor game showed Brother D'Arsey was a Knight of been assured, and this assurance is "T^vfvth -F e,mov,e;en early plainly in the performance of the practical worth' and a whole souled ITALIAN SPUMONI $2.25 PER QUART no guesswork, that there is going to I ^ enj0y the fu" bfnfts° * 88 local players, their initial exhibition jovial and genial companion as those FROZEN .PUDDING ! 90£- PER QUART __ j _i ; ! the years go on instead of waiting being far from that of which they who enjoyed the circle of his friend­ be considerable of an industrial im are capable of displaying. There is ship can lovingly attest. provement. This does not mean a until it has reached the highest state of its development? There are no doubt, however, but that with a Resolved, That the sympathy of boom, but a steady, substantial in­ couple more games and hard prac- this Council be extended to the fam- crease in the working force and hours plenty available sites, and as the tice sandwiched in between, the loc-: ily of our deceased Brother. These New Year's Assortment of Fancy Forms, $2.40 dozen recreational value of the project is in our large industrial plant which al tossers will come into their own j resolutions be placed on the records is due to the arrival of the vansruard the one that is most stressed, there and from then on local basket ball j of the Council and our Charter be , of orders that are to bring about the ,'Xi are ^few communities in™ the state fans can be assured of fast and snap-1 draped in mourning for a period of where thls longlone looked for improvement in4„ the application of the move­ py exhibitions. Another thing that thirty days, ment would be more useful. The in­ worked to the disadvantage of both JOHN A. RYAN, carpet industry. There are hopeful teams in the opening game was the EDWARD CASEY, signs in the tobacco raising industry itiative of course must come from this town. It' must simply enter the over-slipperiness of the floor, play­ RUDOLPH BRISSETTE, ENFIELD DAIRY CO. for the coming year also, which will ers seemingly finding it a hard task Committee on Resolutions. not perhaps materially benefit this race with the other towns in the to keep their footing. The crowd at­ ORDER DIRECT OR FROM YOUR DEALER state for recognition in the project section, which is considerably de­ tending the contest, although not as * pendent on it, this year, but will be that is being undertaken by the state, large as hoped for, was encouraging Card of Thanks Somersville, Conn. Telephone 675-5 the beginning of the solution of its for its general benefit and for the to the management of the Big Five special purpose of beautifying the quintet and it is expected that as the complex problem. It is therefore in season progresses the fans will turn We desire to express our heartfelt the introspective rather than in the various sections of the state. Aside from that of course, is its great out in numbers large enough to put thanks to all the kind friends and backward glance that cause for op­ the game on a paying basis. neighbors for their sympathy and timism will be found by the people economic value and the fact that it is in reality a part of the great na­ Shortly after the referee's whistle assistance at the time of our recent of the community, on the threshold at the start of the contest Johnny bereavement in the loss of our dear of the new year. tionwide conservation movement. Connors, the old Bigelow ace, scored little son, Raymond Francis. We There is nothing complex about the first blood for the Big Five with a would especially thank those who undertaking. It is a simple matter. free try for a single point followed sent the beautiful flowers. THE ROAD TO THE RIVER It merely requires that the Board of by a neat double decker by Joe Sher­ Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Oates. ; Trade or some other . civic organiza­ idan. Successive baskets hy^. Mc- ||; Ordinarily the inclination would be tion make a survey of the available Comb and Gendron gave the West to ignore the incident of the "flam- sites in this vicinity and present it Wan-en five a one point margin, this • ing cross" on Christmas Eve entire- to the state park and forest commis­ being the only time during the con­ test when the locals were headed. '•A '•> vf - ( ly, for the reason that it has been sion, and then keep eternally after They regained the lead shortly after Feeling Blue? established beyond any doubt that it the commission until the object on Joe Sheridan's second two-ply Hear the CHEER UP! Man • r.:. -s ' " "HI ? is the work of a few feeble minded sought is acquired. A study of the counter and from then on were al­ '• -J v'' . residents of the section of the town map that accompanied the recent re­ ways in front, but never by a very At the Thompsonville in which it occurred. But as there port of the commission shows that great margin. The score at half seems little doubt but that the fol­ the parks are rather widely distrib­ time was 9 to 7. The second half Methodist Church VX71TH real pleasure we lowers of the "night shirt" brigade uted about the state, but none of was much the same as the first, with I are making a serious effort to gain them anywhere near this section. the locals always in front, but al­ 7:39 P. M. ways hard pressed by the visitors. pause on the threshold ! a foothold here, through these ir- There ought not be a great deal of In this half two of the Big Five Monday, Tues., Wednesday • responsible persons, and as in our I trouble in convincing the commission veterans were replaced by Davy January 4th, 5th and 6th opinion it is the least beneficial thing i that this part of the state is just as Luke, formerly of the Greys, and of a New Year to thank the that could occur here for the gener- i interested in the development of the Ray Dineen, of Shop League exper­ Free With Offering al good of the community, we must |scenic beauty, and recreational facil- ience, and both youths, especially the as a matter of simple duty "up and jities as an>' other part of the com- former, put up impressive exhibi­ friends who have honored us say so." Few, if any, of the waves ! monwealth. These things will not be tions. Johnny Connors, as usual, of bigotry, with their racial and re- |ours for the asking, but will come by was the outstanding .star of the Big ligious hatred and strife, that have | U1'£ing and demanding, and these can- Five outfit, scoring a total of seven j with their patronage and to not 156 points and in addition putting up a swept over the country periodically! undertaken any too soon, splendid floor game. Joe Sheridan in tiie past half century, have touch-: There is no sense in letting a thing also looked good in the first half in ed this community. Even those that |like this> that is within our grasp, which he played. McComb and Gen- include in our greetings those have, did so very lightly. We have 1 lag for want of the right effort, dron were the shining lights of the j been for years, and are more so to- ; _ , — West Warren club, the former cag- [ ing three from the floor and also a | we also hope to serve. day, a cosmopolitan community where j Odd Fellows Elect New representatives and descendants of i nAril,j free try. In the preliminary game j various racial and religious groups j OOaru UI UluCerS the Greys defeated the Hitcos by a 16 td 9 score and so won the right! have lived in perfect harmony and i to play future preliminaries to the ; sensible tolerance of one another. E- Thompson Chosen Noble Big Five home games. The scores: j Not within memory has there been i of„M^i.en.dslIip LodSe While BIG FIVE | an outburst or demonstration of any' p,'Srh if P (I w ^lected Chief B F P J a kind that is traceable to racial hat^ i ,1 T ? Encampment. J. Sheridan, If 2 0 4 i May the future hold for red or religious bigotry. It would be v, rriFriendship®nasmP ^odgeLodge of Odd. FelloFellows Luke, If 1 0 2 ; . ' | nas c' idle to say that we are wholly im- ! nnLi W. Sheridan, rf 0 0 0 j you and yours an abund­ mnno • v w olly mi- noble grand for the ensuing year, Copeland, rf 0 1 1 j mune from people who incline tow-, while Enfield Encampment has elect- Craven, c 0 0 0 | ards this thing, but they have, for- \ ed William Hilditch, Jr., as chief Dinneen, c 0 0 0 ; ant measure of all the tunately, been so few in number as j patriarch. The encampment officers Connors, lg 2 3 7 Make Good || to "cut no figure" here whatsoever. J will be installed next Wednesday ev- Needham, rg 10 2 good things that make Up to the present no individual or an.d the officers of the lodge Shows Better |group have attempted in the slight- will' be inducted into office Monday 6 4 16 «st degree to mar the peace and com evening, Jan. 11th. The other offi­ WEST WARREN Moving pictures, books, life truly worth while. cers of the lodge are as follows: Vice- B F P y ,ife in games—all demand good 'K£L? regard. Inere hasrf been no occasion Sd°" William —HHditdi, — Jr^recordl Gendron, rg .... 2 0 4 • J, r .. . „ I ing secretary, Harry H. Woodward: Keating, lg .— 0 11 eyesight. No child or adult for« it—nor is there—- 1.now. They_i* _ .. have1 financialI 1 . 1 secretary, Stanlev" H._ Wood- Nichols, c 10 2 whose vision is defective, selected the wrong town, for unless ward; treasurer, Robert J. Haw­ Avery, rf 0 0 0 can enjoy th^m thorough­ • '• ' -i ,\f.? i • we miss our guess entirely this sort thorne; trustee, Harry F. Woodward. McComb, If 3 17 of thing will not be tolerated here The following are the other officers ly unless he |ias the prop­ ; for a minute. The promoters of this of the encampment: Senior warden 6 2 14 er glasses. movement are nothing more than old Lawrence G. Woodward; recording Referee, Ferguson. Time, 20-min- fashioned fakirs in a new guise. It scribe, Harry H. Woodward; finan­ Properly fitted in a be­ cial scribe, Frederick J. Fitzgerald- MRS. MARY J. VALLEY coming frame, the right £ might be recalled that down through treasurer, Robet J. Hawthorne; jun­ the years we have dealt with fakirs Mrs. Mary J. Valley, widow of glasses will correct the vis­ ior warden, Lawrence C. Gaskell; Francis Valley, died Tuesday morn- , in a way that is all our own. And high priest, Lewis P. Townson; trus­ ing at 11 o'clock in the home of her ; ion and insure the healthy, 'it might be well to inform these tee, les Horton. daughter, Mrs. Francis' Hasselmann, i active life to which every­ gentlemen, who appear not to be well 37 Bigelow Avenue, after a brief | body is entitled. Versed in the history of the commun­ illness. She was 79 years old on ity, that we have earned a reputation Card of Thanks Christmas Day and was born in St.; If we find they are need­ .for being "hard-boiled" in our treat­ Martins, Canada. She came here a ! ed we prescribe glasses ment of fakirs, that we sort of glory We wish to express our sincere short time ago from Sterling, Mass. | thanks to the kind friends and neigh­ Besides Mrs. Hasselmann, she leaves ! with Bausch & Lomb Len­ in. The road to the river has been bors who assisted us in any way dur­ ses. For the best is none traversed before on more than one two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Valley ' ing the illness and at the death of and Mrs. Eliza Lemery, both of Mon­ too good for the human : A

' ,r., c ; I ** * :>• V- :• -V'ii VJ,/ :,r- 1 ;v Ar -v-'-V :• '• ''...1 . "I'-.'rL -f- •>. ; l'.-: • MBKmVv.'. u-\- •. ' -j ''*; >i,'-. - ! - ~C> '• -i^*7^^?gsy^?a^gg!!ms*''5,^ggw., i' i '....I 11 "' 1 * —- - THOMPSONVjLLE PRESS, THURSDAY,DECEMBER 31, 1925. >:'.-r.v..:j'i-.*;v^i-=*= (relatives in New York (Sty and New-' HAZARDVILLE BOY HAS CENT? •^P Florida Needs More Lapid,They Make rIt ark, N. J. REMOVED FROM HIS J Miss Nettie Phillips, & teacher in ' the _ Center School, is spending her Removal of Coin At; Springfield Hos­ Christmas vacation at Norwich, with her cousins, Dr. and Mrs. Gilder- pital Monday Sa^fesLifeof Dudley- sleeve. On her return she will spend Bridge, Sevea^Year Old Yoath. ». One of the largest of the gather­ two or three days with Miss Mary Dudley, seven-year old son of Mr. sil tive last April 1, and since then Potter in Hartford. ings which were held on Christmas numerous preachers have been heard, and Mrs. Robert P. Bridge of Fair- Day was that of the family of Wil­ both in the local pulpit and by the Thompson Circle, Companions of lawn avenue, Hazardville, is resting:' liam Hilditch, Sr., who were enter­ supply committee in visits out of the Forest, have elected the following comfortably at the Springfield Hos­ tained at the home of his daughter, town. officers for the ensuing term: Chief pital after a very disagreeable ex­ Mrs. William Savage on Washington Companion, Mrs. Fannie Trudeau; perience. The boy was playing^ Avenue. There were 22 present, in­ The Christmas number of the En­ sub-chief companion, Miss Mary sleight-of-hand tricks with his sister cluding out-of-town daughters arid field Echo, the a high schpol publica­ O'Connor; secretary, Miss May Ber­ Monday noon, using a Canadian cent, their families, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest tion, was distributed last week and gen; financial secretary, Mrs. Anne which is somewhat larger than a SU' Cook and son, Homer, and Mr. and contained stories by Eugenia Mulak, S. Hullivan; treasurer, Mrs. Frank quarter, when he accidently swallow­ .Arts. Mrs. Walter Frisbie and daughter, Harriet Smith, Elizabeth Hughes, Stetson; right guide, Mrs. Elizabeth ed the coin. Efforts to dislodge it Marion, of Springfield, and Mr. and Clara Hamilton, Clark Carle and Bergen; left guide, Mrs. Sadie Ring- were unavailing, and he was rushed, Mrs. John Burgess of Brunswick, N. Marie Collins. Poems were contrib­ jwald; inside guard, Mrs. Mary Bent; to the hospital, where specialists uted by Mabel Beman and Elizabeth worked on him at intervals for near­ J. Phelps. outside guard, Mrs. Etta Cardinal, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lear of Low­ and trustee, Mrs. Mary Bernier. The ly 24 hours before they finally re­ A watch-night service will be con­ (officers will be installed by Circle covered the coin, which X-rays show­ ell, Mass., are spending thj holiday ducted this evening in the chapel of Mmm season of ten days with her parents, : Deputy, Mrs. M; W. Hullivan on ed had lodged in the lower part of the First Presbyterian Church, un­ j Thursday evening, January 24th. the esophagus. "VA Mr. and Mrs. John Laurie of Hart­ der auspices of the Young People's ford avenue. * _ _ _ j j Tomorrow, New Year's Day, a holy Society. The service will commence At Terre Haute, Ind., there is an The North Neighborhood Club of with a social at 9 o'clock and will day, the masses in St. Patrick's all electricallv run brickyard. It cost the First Presbyterian Church will continue until the new year has been Church will be at 5:80, 7:30 and 9:00 $5,500 to electrify the plant, but this hold their regular monthly meeting ushered in. SiiissSS o'clock. • There will also be services has resulted in an annual saving of at the home of Mrs. Carl E. Miller Everett P. Russell^ tax collector in at St.: Adalbert's Polish Church on $7,310 over the cost of operating bjr on Enfield street-next Wednesday af­ Somers,: has been: spending several , Alden Avenue. steam power. ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Cloudy stows® 'iWMf.J.. IStag days with his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Day and Sunny Days, sides into .McLean of Prospect street, before which the members were divided for S#l starting for Florida to spend the •" —Perhaps the large demand for Florida real estate liiis iorceil the inhabitants into the manufacturing line In I# 90 days, are requested to bring their winter. • • contributions to this meeting. - • order to supply the demand for lots. At any rate, above is shown one of the largest filling-ln operations ever The funeral 'of Raymond Fraricis, #s Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Brainard attempted. The huge pipe line leads from the second iar^vsi dredge-in the world, which Is busy pumping up A THRIFT ACCOUNT entertained his brother, Horace's. eight months old son of Mr. and the sand from the bottom of an inlet and through the pijie in behind the breakwater where It becomes part 1® Mrs. Frank J. Oates of Prospect of the new causeway joining Tampa to Tampa Beach.• ' • ^ Brajnard, and daughter, Miss Dor­ street, was held in the home Monday ID you ever turn over for five minutes extra sleep,— othy Brainard of New York, togeth­ after the alarm rang? Then you overslept, missed SS er with local relatives at dinner on afternoon. Burial Was in St. Pat­ D Christmas Day at their home on rick's cemetery. The child died Sat­ a train or some business engagement. Pearl street, and in the evening all urday after a short illness. He was ing off of Main to Pearl street, - and days this week with her daughter, age, Miss Inez L. Gay and Miss Mar-' V.J a grandson, of Mrs. Nellie Mills of for some reason the former was un­ Mrs. Herbert Prentice, in Indian Or­ ion Storrs. The committee of ar-! were guests of Mrs. Arthur C. Eddy Thompson Court. able to make the turn and his mach­ In considering a thrift account, the same principle at a Christmas supper at her home chard. rangements was Joseph Angelica, j applies: NOW IS THE TIME. If you put it off, you In the town court Monday morn­ ine plunged into the truck, crowding chairman, Stanley Bigos, Clair Niem- \ on South street. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- it against another vehicle parked on Mrs. George S. Phelps of Enfield lard Fuller and children, Barbara and ing, Marcus Mackelis of 39 Pease street is entertaining a' former school iec, and Misses Edna Plamondon, may never get any money ahead. That would be a street was charged with operating an the street. The truck was damaged Helen Colby, Blanche Nockemson. "calamity. Eleanor of Springfield, were also pre­ to the amount of about $100. friend, Mrs. Sanford Smith and her sent. Mr. and Miss Brainard re­ autbmobile with improper registra­ ! daughter, Marylyle, of New York, The annual meeting of the ancient tion and was fined $10 and costs, Mrs. William Hyland, Jr., and this week. Society for the Detection of Thieves mained in town for a week-end visit. amounting in all to $25.30. . Safety and 5V2%. Miss Brainard has recently taken a daughter, Miss Virginia Hyland of I The merchants are planning to and Robbers will be held next Mon­ Rev. John B. Malley of Taftville, Enfield street, were called to Dor­ day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, in the position in research work for the a native of this village, celebrated keep their stores and places of bus­ Metropolitan Life Insurance Com­ chester, Mass., this week to attend iness open until late this evening to Town Building. M. J. Liberty is j THE THOMPSONVILLE BUILDING the 10:30 service in St. Patrick's the funeral of Mrs. James Lackey, a | president of the organization, Hfct-ry j "mM pany of New York. ;; Church last Sunday morning before accommodate their patrons over the sister of Mrs. Hyland. Mrs. Lackey holidays and will be Closed all day, J. Bridge is secretary, and James' AND LOAN ASSOCIATION si The January meeting of the En­ a large congregation. Father Malley was formerly Miss Bertha Hussey of [Hughes treasurer. r v field Visiting Nurse Association will spent the holiday in town with his this village. New Year's Day. The post office, THE INSTITUTION OF THRIFT be held in the new Emergency and sisters, Mrs. Thomas Furey, Mrs. bank and business places will ob­ I Miss Winifred Ferguson of Spring Everything is in readiness for the serve Friday with holiday hours. street is spending the holidays with •m ' i; vi First Aid room in the Mulligan block Joseph Kennedy and Miss Eleanor annual New Year's Eve ball by the on Pearl street Tuesday evening at Malley. The Thompsonville Big Five will Thompsonville Fire Department to be journey to Turners Falls Friday ev­ 7:30 o'clock. This will give the The younger element of the town held this evening in the Polish Home 1 members an opportunity to view the are enjoying excellent skating on Building, Church street. Judging ening where they will oppose the place, which has been made ready Freshwater Pond. The first of the from the large number of tickets newly organized Turners Falls Ath­ and equipped by the joint efforts of week the coating of snow on the sold, there will be a record breaking letics. This will be the first contest the Board of Trade and the associa­ pond was scraped off under the di­ of what is expected to be a grand M attendance. At 9 o'clock there will revival of the hoop game in Turners tion, who are co-operating in its es­ rection of John A. Best of the Board be a grand march followed by danc­ tablishment and conduct. of Trade. Falls The Turners Falls team will ing until four o'clock tomorrow include such players as Em Grayson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Butler, with Tax Collector Clark L. Hamilton morning. Music will be furnished by their daughter, Miss Florence But­ attended a conference of tax collec­ the American Legion Orchestra of Tommy Haverty, Fitzgerald, Horner, ler, of Springfield, were Christmas tors of the state held at the Capitol Springfield. Casey, Shea, Killins and Woods. and week-end guests of their daugh­ building in Hartford on Monday. The next meeting of the Co-Work- ter, Mrs. D. William Brainard, and The Christmas service held Sun­ A remittance of $300 was filed in ers of the Enfield Congregational Mr. Brainard, at their home on Pease day evening in the First Presbyter­ the Superior Court at Hartford yes­ Church will be held at the home of street. Miss Florence Brainard, who ian Church, when the pageant, "The terday by Mrs. Inez Bushnell of this Miss Margaret Oliver in Enfield was also present at the Christmas Adoration ,of the Shepherds and the place, through her lawyer, Ralph O. street Saturday, January 2nd. -V»f Wells, in the case against her hus­ party, is having a three weeks' va­ Wise Men" was presented by the The fire department was called out V4f cation from her studies at the New Sunday School, was very largely at­ band, Mark W. Bushnell, in which Tuesday for two still alarms but Haven School of Gymnastics. tended. she got a verdict of $2,000 damages neither blaze caused £,ny damage. At the close of the morning ser­ Arthur Starr, sexton at St. Pat­ against him for injuries received in The first call came shortly before 11 vice in the First Presbyterian church rick's Church was injured last week an automobile accident while she was o'clock Tuesday morning for a fire next Sunday, there will be a meeting when the truck he was driving col­ riding with him. The action was in in a barn on the John A. Best prop­ of .the congregation to hear the re­ lided with a truck driven by Alex­ accordance with a Supreme Court erty in Enfield street. Shortly af­ port of the committee on pulpit sup­ ander Green of 272 Sumner Avenue, opinion that unless she remitted $300, ter noon the combination truck was To Our Patrons, and the entire people of ply; The church has been without a Springfield. The Springfield driver •the verdict was to be set aside and again called to Enfield street for a regular pastor since the resignation was turning on to Main street,' from a new trial ordered. grass fire at the rear of the Whitney the Community, and Sincere Wishes for of Dr. Alfred T. Barr became effec­ North Main and Mr. Starr was driv- The annual meeting of the Wom­ property, which was menacing some en's Federated Society of the Enfield of the neighboring buildings. B> h Congregational Church was held this fires were quickly extinguished. a New Year of Happiness and Prosperity. afternoon with Mrs. Robert M. The annual reception and "prom French at the parsonage in Enfield of the senior class of the Enfield street. High School was held .-Tuesday ev­ At the Methodist Episcopal church ening in the new high school audi­ next Sunday, the morning service torium and was largely? attended, in­ will consist of a short sermon and cluding many alumni home from communion at 10:30. Church School schools and colleges for the holidays. at 12 o'clock noon. Epworth League The hall decorations were blue and Christmas Club at 6:15 P. M. At the seven o'clock gold, tlje senior class colors. Miss service Rev. Edward Eells, the Genevieve Gorman was the hostess "Cheer Up" man, will speak using for the reception with Lawrence Mal­ lantern slides. ley as host, and the patrons and pat­ ronesses were Supt. and Mrs. Anson J. Francis Browne Tomorrow morning, New Year's morning, at 7:30, there will be a B. Handy, Principal and Mrs. Edgar ThisWeek sunrise meeting in the chapel of the J. Parkman, Mr. and Mrs. Denslow Enfield Congregational Church. Next King, Atty. and Mrs. Harold J. Brom- Sunday will be observed as Commun­ ion Sunday at the church. Miss Persis Bushnell of Boston and Worth Bushnell of Brown Uni­ versity were at home with their par­ Why Delay? ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Bush­ nell for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Florence Atkins of Waterbury, Vt., I and Mr. Bushnell's mother, Mrs. Julia Bushnell of Hinesburg, Vt., were also guests. Mrs. Atkins re­ mained for a longer visit and Mrs. Bushnell will spend the winter with her son. Mr. and Mrs. Wager Swayne Kelly : of New York were the holiday and Five Classes—Weekly Payments week-end guests of her mother, Mrg. George R. Steele of Prospect street. of 25c, 50c, $1.00, $2.00, $5.00 Miss Jean A. Steele also was home for Christmas and this week. Penelope Terry Abbey Chapter, D. A. R., will hold their next meeting at the home of Mrs. Frederick E. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS, 6:30 TO 8:30 P. M. Hunter in Enfield street next Sat­ ®n QDnr Patrons- urday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The current history of Enfield will be the topic, with papers by Mrs. Fred Root and Mrs. Albert E. Russell. Mrs. Max H. Westhoff and sister, Miss May Huner of Enfield street, have returned from a two weeks Thompsonville Trust Co. stay at Atlantic City. Mr. Westhoff joined them for the Christmas holi­ to goo our uiiBlf Jffor THOMPSONVlLLE. CONNECTICUT day season. txUttb Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Marks are spending the holiday and week­ A Srujljt anil |IrOBjj*rouB end with their daughter, Mrs. George Fitzgerald in Stratford. Dr. J. Francis Burns of New York f tat mb trufit that ®ur spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Burns of Pearl iuriug mill b? again aurl| street. Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Van Beslar a* to btBtxM—your appreciation. of Dorchester, Mass., spent Christ­ Can You Imagine A mas with Mrs. Van Beslar's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. O'Hear of En­ field street. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sayles of v. Pair of Gloves lor 10c Hornell, N. Y., are spending the holi­ days at the home of Mrs. Sayles' father, David Hilditch of Enfield f Well That Is Precisely What We street. The Woman's Missionary Society ; Are Offering For the Next Week of the First Presbyterian Church will J. 1 hold their regular monthly meeting I at the home of Mrs. Carl E. Miller Arid it is no joke either. They are good, serviceable on Enfield street Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Glbves too, made of Heavy Grey Canvas, just the kind The S. S. Club were entertained at Nurtlffrn Ghmimttrut toj wear in doing the furnace work and other chores their regular weekly meeting by Mrs. John H. Frew, Monday evening, at around the home. We formerly sold them for 29c. her home on Enfield street, which We have twelve dozen of them that will go this week was seasonably decorated for the oc­ Sitgljt anil fliiro*r (to. casion with evergreens, poinsettias for 10 cents a pair, ,vU-; _ and Christmas bells. The guests were all delightfully surprised to learn that the event also commemor­ * " ; Queen Quality Shoes For Women ated the birthday of their hostess, who served a salad supper at 10:00 Lion Brand Shoes For Men o'clock in celebration of the day. A bowl of Christmas greens and poin­ settias was used as a centerpiece. A pleasant social time with games fol­ lowed. Mrs. Jennie Lewis of Jamaica, L. A George H- Cunningham I., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. v.-.- Lewis K. Brower"«f- Enfield* street, ' 'T .4- v*!-'. •-'» for the winter. • 'jiwju*' f 55 PEARL STREET ; y THOMPSONVlLLE, CONN. Mrs. Edward C. Tompkins of Grant Avenue sp»nt. Chrirtmas and , a few •» -i u %&iLkiv W?t3> Aw aS-.^AhS' ^ mmm'•i .V IBSwtoS *B>#fcssBa=B=Mkis=st=sssssi^:K''"iM»=«=sB3ssasas»»M*W|pi tion, the damage wasad Justed satis­ factorily between the car owners. 20,415 PICTURE "JaSsP';' GLORIFY BOTH LIVING A furnace fire, too hot for a, crack­ • p>EClAL! . SPECIAL! ed stove pipe resulted fri a call for rai THEATERS IN U. S * r the fire department being, rung in ,UA v., '. from Elm street extension. Dense 2-LbfBoxof Fresh clouds of smoke caused some damage Houses ' Entertain 20,000,00' to the house and furnishings but the Hue, Capita} of Annam, In- Persons • Daily. , Ribbon Candy F o r fire was easily controlled. teresting Place. jap SO(Mersvilm: SOMERS Mrs. George Glover has closed her GET YOUES NOW! home on Spring street and will live New York.—Feeling the pinch oi ^|Ttee;; hon>e of, Mr.' and M~s' James Mrs. A. L. Hurd has as a guest with her grandson, G. H. Glover Washington.—"Hue, capital of An­ • industrial disputes and the seasona' was the scene of a pretty her son, Archer L. Hurd, a student Campbell in Windsor. nam, where an emperor recently die*) vagaries of the weather, the num BETSY ROSS SQDA^SHOPFE Christmas wedding. Miss Mildred in the Harvard Medical School. In the Superior Court at Hartford and another was crowned, may be ber of motion-picture theaters in th< |t,'Sprel Crow, and Norris George Wood Theodore Goldthorpe, a student in last week Judge L. P. Waldo Mar­ considered the heart, though not the United States fluctuates much as dc AND TEA ROOM I''.were married on Christmas Eve at the Harvard graduate school of bus­ vin granted a divorce to Louis A metropolis, of French Indo-China," the figures on the stock market. |i?4 30 o'clock. Rev. David L. Kebbe iness admin.stration, is spending his Barberi from Helen Viten Barberi of 42 PEARL STREET THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. I' performed the ceremony, using the vacation with his parents, Mr. find East Granby. The action was uncon­ says a bulletin from the Washington The show . houses of the industry E single ring service. The couple were Mrs. Arthur Goldthorpe. tested. The husband was given cus­ headquarters of. the National Geo­ have been counted, - however, and the . > .v- - •SWl" ' attended by Miss Celia M Wood as M ss Isabel P. Bugbee, a teacher tody of the three children. graphic society. Motion Picture Producers and Dis­ SE3SISm? i. maid of honor and J. Francis Wood of French at St. Johnsbury Acad­ Sunday was about the coldest day "Annam is less completely under tributors of America placed the No­ "v was the best man. The wedding emy, is spending two weeks' vacation that has been seen here in many French control, officially, than any of vember total at 20,415. At the same -to.'S& < march from "Lohengrin" was played with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ years. The thermometer dropped as the other states with which it Is as­ time, figures were released showing by Mrs. J. Francis Wood. The bride mond S. Bugbee. low as two above zero and stayed sociated In the territorial group that upward of 20,000,000 people visit wore her traveling suit of midnight Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fuller enter­ there until about noon when it climb­ these theaters dally. blue silk with fur trimmings and her tained a family party Christmas. ed to 10, where it remained most of known as French i Indo-China," con­ flowers were a corsage bouquet of Those who attended were Mr. and the day. The sudden cold snap has tinues. the bulletin, "but Annam and The tabulation of movie houses was lilies of the valley and violets. The Mrs. Bert C. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. resulted in a big sale of alcohol at the 12.000,000 people of Annamese first attempted and exceeds by nearly \ maid of honor wore midnight blue Hiram Weirs, Mrs. Horace Pease and the auto service stations. blood really constitute the chief fac­ 4,000 the estimates that variously / crepe, fur trimmed and a bouquet of Misses Ruth and Cora Fuller. The Mohawk basketball team of tor in this region of French influence. have been made. A significant fact American beauty roses. The bride Rev. and Mrs. Edwin T. Jones are this town opened the season Satur­ In few places are the old forms of noted in the count was the increase and groom are from China, Mrs. spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. day evening in Poquonock with a de­ oriental magnificence maintained as In the number of small houses. To Our' Patrons*Friends, -an

; 1 : ; : '• • ' '• , '• :' i.-;. :*C •' 1 : •rirf. -.-v, ."i: . •jiVf/V-l' v.-*"ii .VO . - V V, r ' •:,< •>, V -- ,'ri\ *-• • V ::.. i;:. r't' ' L'V,.' O.S. 'r-- 'J- 'WML •' !>i '-iv. > • * ^ mmm iWUtWiii? ^•UiiftiTif.fA THE THOMPSONVILLE PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1925^ rcsitr »rVnvv' •" NOTED SECESSION STATES DOUBLE parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams;comes from the death of ftikn, worn- RADIO IS VAST u. s. L6NGMEADOW ox Blossom street. |an or child in auto crashes. The man INFLU " IN BQCVmMT FOUND i COST IN 7 YEARS Christmas was observed with :large who walla often carelessly places i iNFANTDEATHRAIE Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cutler of family gatherings. The Emergency /himself in jeopardy by criming the 1" a io is agnized Syracuse, N. Y.> are visiting Mrs. , Association did much to make i streets at places where he should not of the potent influences in strength^-!] Hunted Ordinance Turns iJp in Expense of Government Takes Cutler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank needy families happy by donating; and where the auto spee speeding | there is developing the ibdtal Inre ' , Many Foreign Land* two weeks in Florida. His daugh­ stereopticon lecture in the new aud-i motor. He permits his children to {home pp*>^'"*-'»"enting Baqdnftfcy, Ohio.—South Carolina's Washington.—(Tremendous lncreaues ter, Miss Alice Seybolt, a student at itorium on Monday night. The lec­ play in the streets. The Women «»ek tunitiqs for conceit and daneinc fill Washington.—Examination of nearly ^ordinance of secession, -missing almost in costs o{ the state govern Smith College, spent the Christmas ture was under the auspices of the to save lives, and their campaign ' i •> lights, m nfr,: v <500.000 infants and pre-school children frojin .(be day of Its adoption .on De­ ments during recent yearn are shown holidays in Longmeadow. Woman's Reading Club. will be educational. They ohly ask industry based on a modern invention? cember 20, 1860, came to light here. in a summary of financial statistics Fire of undetermined origin caus­ that motorists and pedestrians alike |! ~ been as great improvement " *** -0.353 child-health conferences dur- r .vi»g the fiscal years 1924 and 1928 was It Is la the temporary possession of of governments of the 48 states is­ ed considerable damage to the home would exercise care. i . °g ess in a similar length of National Anti- ; Common Pleas Judge William L. sued by the Department of Commerce. of George T. Cavanaugh on Bliss * time as in radio.. Its record is mar-. W&9^W!M reported to the children's bureau of road, near Cross street, Longmeadow Three velous tl,e readers complained of error - United States Department of La- Fleslnger, who refuses to discuss It The report discloses that the cost on Monday night, before, it was Casualty Campaign feilS'®.!! Itor by states co-operating under the except to say that It has been an heir­ of maintenance and operation of the brought under control. Firemen were in our computation that Judas' thir- There •—I. „ ^ loom In a Sandusky family for some Federal Maternity and Infancy ac)t,.ac- general departments of. the state gov­ called by a nearby resident, and Womia of Nation Banding To^etfier would nlT' lpliCed at 4 isli saying, "Tell """whom wording to a statement recently made years and that, for the time being ernments more than doubled between shortly after their arrival had the To Fight Increasing Toll of Death nrfn"*!1 u ?uSS °f a„nd 1 will tell you who yon public. Forty-three states and Hawaii at least, he can only admit that he 1917 and 1924; that total expendi­ blaze confined to the basement. The and Injury From Automobile Ac- j of the earth A 8re" Make lt; therefore yOur busi- has It. upper section of the home was dam­ cidents Throughout Country. Ij of the earth. A professor of math- neis,IT?' wherever you _ are,are to get into are co-operating under this act, which tures, Including outlays for permanent ,ematics has computed that it might that comnanv whiVh ,• ' ;.' i Pr°vldes federal aid foV the promotion It has become known here how­ improvements, such as road construc­ aged by smoke. The Cavanaugh ever, that Congressman James T. family has been away over the holi­ " «f the welfare of mothers and babies, tion, almost tripled during the same days and the house was not occupied. state or city band together forTight- ' gOO^e^s'the s^wo^ld^rlach^ore panynext^ Vermont, Louisiana and Rhode Island Begg of this city Investigated at period, and that the net indebtedness during the fiscal year Washington and reported that the more than doubled, due to bond Is­ the women of the nation are band- therefore, was essentially correct. -- ^ . . 7 —uenersetters oiof .uoraLord not co-operating are Con­ museums there told him the docu­ sues for highways and the soldiers' SUFFIEIJ) Chesterfield to his son, October, 1748. ment now in Judge Fleslnger's hands mg together to fight the ever-in- | necticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maine and bonus. creasing toll of death and injury from |Iassacliusetts. The children's bureau had been long sought but never Payments for maintenance and oper­ Ethel Warner, daughter of Mr. and automobile accidents. This means made public an official report covering found. ation of the general departments of Mrs. George L. Warner of Rattley that organized women have deter­ if®the state accomplishments during 1924, The congressional library, Begg the state governments In 1924 amount­ street, West Springfield, was bitten mined that careless driving, or driv­ delight *' * *> together with preliminary figures for said, has made repeated requests for ed to $1,101,465,253, or $9 per capita. by a dog owned by Mrs. Nealand ing by drunken or irresponsible per­ 1925. the loan or purchase of the ordi­ The per capita cost in 1917 was $4.19. Miller Sunday morning. Chief of sons and careless walking must cease.! your family These figures show that, in addition nance or a photograph copy of It Police Cooney ordered the dog quar­ The first attack of this army of > and In 1923. $8.17. antined and the Warner girl is being women who would defend their loved I to the examination of babies and After Lincoln was elected the South Total payments for 1924, Including jai\e tonights dessert with Carolina legislature called a special given the Pasteur treatment by Dr. ones and themselves from death or! young children at the child-health con­ maintenance and operation of public W. P. Partridge. maiming is on. The crusaders ex-! ferences, maternity and Infancy activi­ session to vote upon secession. The service enterprises. Interest on debt, Miss Louise Adams, who is in the pect to bring home to every man and j WILLIAMS ties during 1924 and 1925 included the meeting was held In Columbia, S. C., and outlays for permanent Improve­ training school for nurses at House woman who drives a motor vehicle December 17, I860, but adjourned to of Mercy Hospital in Pittsfield, is WILLIAMS avors holding of 9,669 prenatal conferences ments, amounted to $1,513,628,021. or the seriousness of the matter and attended by approximately 75,000 wom­ Charleston because of a smallpox nearly three times the total of 1917, spending the holiday season with her exact a pledge for safe driving. en; classes for midwives with a total epidemic in Columbia. which was $517,503,220. The total The motorist, hurrying to get home At Charleston the ordinance, de­ or to keep an engagement, fails to! VANILLA attendance of approximately 40,000; In 1923 was $1,310,332,793. ; the holding of mothers' classes with claring "that the union subsisting be­ MODEST SENATOR realize that he is his brother's keep- Williams&Carleton Co Of the total payments In 1924, 66.2 er. This new movement, with its an attendance of more than 162,000 tween South Carolina and other slogan "Safety or Sorrow," warns1 .5T Hahtfohp Conn. states under the name of the United per cent was for operation and main­ mothers and the organization of 5,000 tenance of the general departments: the motorist and impresses on him "little mothers' " classes. The number States of America Is hereby dis­ the heartache and economic loss that solved," was framed, approved and 0.7 per cent for operation and mainte­ No. 24 of child-health centers established was nance of public service enterprises; 1,706; the number of prenatal centers signed. 245. Neatly hand-lettered In one corner S.7 per cent for interest on debt, and 29.4 per cent for outlays for perma­ Defects Frequently Found of the document Is a statement to nent improvements. Although centers are for "well" ba­ the effect that it was found In the house of Doctor Lamb, secretary of The total revenue receipts of the bies, the report states, defects are fre­ state governments .for 1924 were $1.- quently found which require correction state, along with other documents by federal officers on March 8, 1865. '<70.066 018. This was $301,713,633 before the child is free to gain a maxi­ more than the total payments of the mum of physical fitness. Defects most The document, which has been re­ ferred to as "the cause of the war year exclusive of the payments for frequently encountered are refractive permanent improvements, but $143.- BUSINESS DIRECTOR? of the rebellion," Is in a remark­ errors in the eyes, naso-pharyngeal 562.003 less than the total payments growths and abnormalities, orthopedic ably good state of preservation. That some of the signers were Including those for permanent im­ defects, glandular enlargements or In­ provements. In only 21 of the states sufficiencies, dental carles and malnu­ nervous when they signed Is evi­ denced by scrutiny of the approxi­ was there sufficient revenue to meet trition, always the large percentage In all payments during the year. every group. Children are always re­ mately 20... — id1•* *'^5^ ,jV E THUHSDAY, '' * * "" \ * *1 4) 5 Become Model Lumber CboipeupAaB

4^ For the Extension Of /State Short Steaks to? Sirloin Steaks be Forest Area and Park Acreage Has Not So Far tb Round Steaks •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A' ...: 25b lb Included the Acquiring Of AmXandiJ^Eittt- WW® Legs of Lamb.. er Purpose In This Vicinity...... 38c lib ' Roasts of Beef. 25c lb a$d up • According to a 'recent report issued. land, which is now neglected and un- ' a*.** i&>!ir-anri *W<«t' Com-: profitable, into timberland will be a lay the State Paik and torest com , £rofitable'investment for the state as WHMMM mission the state Will some day nave i well as providing areas for the pro- Groceries, Fruits and Provisions 200,000 acres of gtate forests alone i tection of wild life, and as affording and many* times more the present1 places where the people of the state acreage in state parks. At the pre- may frequent for the enjoyment of senttime the combined acreage of, rural scenes and surroundings. state forests and parks is nearly 24,-; State Can Profit. •€ •000 acres. In the park and forest! -s recaue(j that quite a number IP 1 development which has taken place j Q£ years ag0 former Governor Ever- «o far there has been no inclusion ot j ett j Lake, who has a business know- the Town of Enfield or the adjacent iecjge 0f the growing of timber, made -TELEPHONE 201 territory, although many ^very ^ suit-' a statement before a committee of Mil "*"* v& able sites are available. It is learn- . generaj assembly in which he 36 PEARL STh ,THOMPSONVILLE, CONN* «d that in most places where the said that timber-growing could be sr state has become interestedterestea in thetne on wjth profit in Connecticut ts project the initiative has been *Ken . an(j ^at from the planting of the "by the local community. So far there ; sapiing to the time when it attain- v v * has been no effort in this direction e(j- jtg £ujj groW(,h and was ready to wmmmm from this town. The movement should cut . the state park system is the progress ; practice the suggestion- for tree The site, on the Columbia river midway between Seattle and Portland, was swampy grazing land. Grade A Pasteurized '0%ii which is being made in state forest-. pianting. m ry. The law passed at the> !®st »es^ j The actjon taken at the session of — ; ; 1925 in the" commission on parks and the appropriating $150,000 was j velopment," and what has been un- 1 Milk—What Is It? SUissionTn forestry into closer the realization of the hopes that have j dertaken has also been limited by offiHal relations without in any way i been entertained many years. The | the appropriations for such purposes, infrpi fpvine- with the individual work areas for tree planting which have j only the most pressing necessities of What Was 1925 Worth? Milk from selected tuberculin tested cows, per­ nf oithpr The work of the new '^een acquired by the state are locat-, drinking water, sanitation and bath- fectly pasteurized in a sanitary milk plant, bot­ ed aS follows: oftmrntasion on forests and wild life • Natchaug, towns of , ing facilities in the parks most ac- tled, capped and sealed and delivered to you with­ nn of the commission on fish: Eastford and Chaplin, 2,951 acres; cessible and popular can as yet be made up : in twenty-four hours after milking. '• S^eand and thrTute°pa?k anS People., in Barkhamsted, 1,101 acres| |^ The^ has" be^n some planting State Dept. of Health • ?n,l,f ^nn^Sion harffiven an im iTunxis, town of Hartland, 1,765; j of evergreens, largely with gift foiest commibSlon,1 S ! Hniisat.onir.. in Cornwall and Canaan, ifnn^o Kn+ +>>o nim h*c Viorm iptuf to° the work oi or est"d e ve 1 o n'- Housatonic, in Cornwall and Canaan j funds, but theVincipafaim has been, A trial will convince you of the superior quality m petus to the woik of ioiest develop ,50g6^ M0hawk^towns of Cornwall}the acquisition of natural stands and' land Goshen, 1,896; Union, in of this milk. Connecticut and Massachusetts m It is the aim of the new commis­ the | the conservation of such growth, in- In teres ting Survey of the Progress Made by De­ State tested. sion, of which Senator Frederic C. towns of Union and Stafford, 886; j eluding certain measures for fire pro- v Walcott, of Norfolk, is the chair- i Meshomasic, in the town of Port-; tection in the larger areas. partment During the Past Year—Most Dis­ man, to acquire for forest purposes ; land, 2,806 ; and Simsbury, in the : Are Just Beginnings. We Also Sell Pasteurized Milk, 200,000 acres of land in the state. ' town of Simsbury, 130 acres, the ' The state parks are yet in an early eases Below the Average Of Last Year—Auto The" generaT assembly pi'aced" aT"its iwhole making a territory of 16,621 i stage of growth and represent be- disposal an appropriation of $150,- iacres" ; gmnings only The selection of a Deaths Continue To Increase. Certified Milk and Buttermilk. 000 for the purchase of land. The', Recreation First. i^ract/0/ a s^te f?reft 18 ?uite dl,f" ent rom e act limits the price which the com- j The purposes of state parks and i ^ . ^. selection of a Park- On the threshold of the New Year mission may pay for land at $10 an. state forests are defined by the com-; T1trant°mav Also Angel Drink and Butter. acre and, without the consent of the • mission in a pamphlet which it has i that a sufficiently large tract ma> 3 steps naturally linger over the MILLIONS ARE t days of 1925 while the events hoard of control, it cannot exceed j issued. This says of state parks = TllttrS BE SATISFIED—BUY YOUR MILK FROM that amount. Up to the present the "The first purpose of state parks is i!J° w' ^ ' the past year pass in review. INVESTED IN CARS state has acquired 16,621 acres forifor recreational use, and they also ; ^ portent Sr as is also th" '^s it a successful year in point of forest purposes and a large portion . preserve natural scenic beauty and j , J? » c of that acreage has been bought for '• historic association with incidental1 ^ forestation. ; omplishment? What contribution; j Although the price which may be ,1 our efforts make? Is there an | IN CONNECTICUT less than the maximum price, a con-; protection to wild life." Its defini- 1 or * siderable part of it having been j tion of the purposes of state forests paid f , ^ate forests is limited by j ura^ not f progress as the! — A. F. ALLEN bought at $6 an acre. The limitation is: "The first purpose of state for- j law,sp„tifms it hasto „beenpt- „ nn-possibleiflpr„h,„ in some new ye£ starts? Do we feel health- Statistics Showing thp on the price will restrict the acquis-!ests is educational and economic with; ... ,, , ®, Fnf- fully eo'ial to the task ahead in jOUlL1S>l'ICh OllOWing tne 44 BIRNIE ROAD LONGMEADOW, MASS. ! ition of the land to areas that cannot incidental attention to public recrea- , , fn_0'eta Q ..Lj 1926? Those and many other ques-j Value of Autos Regis be used for farming purposes. It is Ition and protection of all forest re- ^ilatSt£S tions crowd in on our consciousness.; a d excellent land for tree-planting, but sources." There are about 7,000 ac- ! > " n^H On the whole the prospects for! tered and Amount and not for the raising of crops. ires in the total area of the state !g™du„®"y through,* ur ~ i -protec- j. , 1926 look bright, judging from some ! ! tion and thinnings. Although funds jfgh^'thtt have marked! The trees which are being planted parks. ! for reforestation Qf th hi h Manner of the Distri­ are principally pine and spruce. The : In the state parks, the commis- i have been made- th ^ t tassed | commission is not, however, restrict- sion states that it has avoided any in^nl^f'w6 ^r°^SSiha1 beeni A* the year closes it would seem j bution of Fee. ed to these trees. The conversion of attempt at so-called "permanent de- nil or) th i f open lands ac-1 that tjje cases rep0rted for most of! . . —"~ quued. The plan of management is J the diseases will be below the aver-! Approximately $100,000,000 is in- Start the New Year Right—Buy o ave a e land^ m the forest j age alK} for such diseases as typhoid |vested in motor vehicles in Connec- growing the timber lor which it is| K . l i smallpox, diph-! ut this year, it has been deter- the Boys and Girls A Pair Of Dest adapted. fe vei tubercu 0S S) tic theria encephalitis poliomyelitis andimined b appiying to the total num. scarlet fever, it will be below the to- , . . f , , . , tal number of cases reported for I r 0 registered vehicles the latest Somersville Man 1924. j average of assessed valuation for the Winchester Barney & In Appreciation of the patron­ Takes German Bride During the year there has been no J state. This is slightly more than outbreak of disease involving a mu-;twice the investment in mot6r vehi- mcipal water supply and conditions | , T . , . . , , age of the people of the Com­ i Miss Elizabeth Krenkel of Dresden, in regard to disposal of sewage in Ic in -^hode Island, which has re- Berry Shoe or Germany, Married to Paul Petzold the state has improved over the pre- |cently been computed by the depart- munity we wish to express the At Ceremony in Groom's Home. ceding year. There has been an in-; ment of public roads of that state, Miss Elizabeth Krenkel of Dres- creasing demand of the people, to { as can be approximated, ; den, Germany, and Paul Petzold of As nearly Ice Skates hope that the New Year will e lminate existing nuisances and im- m0t0r vehicle taxes and fees paid in ] Somersville were married recently at staridard of meat that is ^ Connecticut thus far this year, ex- ; the home of the groom's parents. being sold as food. The supervision i i f federal taxes, and inciden- | The bride was attended by Mrs. Ot­ c us ve 0 AND SEE IF YOU DON'T bring to them a full measure of the production of oysters has been tal fees, aggregate $6,722,017, of to Petzold of New Haven and the 6 ! eliminating oysters Which are taken which* • • the•• towns and cities in which' ; groom by his brother, Max Petzold for market from polluted beds. MAKE THEM HA^PY of happiness and prosperity. ' of Longmeadow. The bride wore the motor vehicles are owned receiv­ The laboratories of the department ed about $2,100,000, and the state rose silk trimmed with gold lace and have been increasingly used during carried white carnations.1 Her at­ the year and the total number of about $4,622,000. These figures are They will soon want a Flexible Flier Sled tendant wore turquoise silk trimmed computed by taking 21 mills as the specimens examined will be the average rate of assessment through­ with gold lace and carried ping car­ greatest number for any year. or a pair of Skiis to use for outdoor sport nations. Immediately after the cer­ out the state under the property tax, Due to the monthly check system and by adding the receipts from the emony ice cream and cake were serv­ for veneral diseases there has been when the snow comes. ed. Later a wedding dinner was gasoline tax to the motor vehicle an increase in the number of physic­ registration fees. Receipts from ad­ served to the guests. Only members ians reporting and in the number of ; ditional cars registered and the gas­ ifc of the family were present. The cases reported. Additional assist­ Get an Aluminum Roaster to roast your couple will reside in their new home, oline consumed in the last half of ance was rendered the clinics through this year will increase the~ total of New Year's dinner in or a Pyrex dish for Joseph Makoveckas located on the Ellington road. the follow-up work by a field work­ |F;, taxes on the $100,000,000 investment 8^' er. Three additional treatment sta­ to a figure well toward $8,000,000 by your puddings. 98 Pleasant St. Thompsonville, Conn. tions were established in South Man­ the end of the calendar year, but the chester, Norwich and Danbury mak­ investment itself will also be in­ ing a total in the state of sixteen creased by cav purchases made in treatment stations and six clinics. the meantime. Classified For he first ten months of 1924 The motor vehicle department an­ there were 214 deaths due to auto­ nually forwards to the Board of As­ mobile accidents. The corresponding sessors in each town a list of the The Thompsonville Advertising months for 1925 witnessed an in­ automobiles registered by people of crease of 48 bringing the total deaths that town during the year. This is Classified Advertising must here­ due to this cause to 262 This in­ after be paid for in advance, in to prevent evasion of payment of the crease of 48 is of more than statis­ property tax. The money paid by Hardware Company accordance with newspaper rules tical significance. Apparently there and regulations. motor vehicle owners to their own are still many who take a chance; municipalities is used for general 262 have taken their last chance. governmental purposes in their own 112-114 IJfAIN STREET There has been a great demand towns. What they pay to the state WANTED for well child conferences in sections is used exclusively for the improve­ of the state where nursing service is ment and extension of the state FEMALE HELP WANTED—Ladies available, or to assist local nurses; highways. W- to finish Silk Underwear at home 5,950 children are now enrolled, and A percentage of the state receipts by hand or machine. No canvass­ come regularly to the forty-five con­ come from 2,324 motor vehicles reg­ ing required. Send stamp for re­ ferences. istered in Connecticut but owned by ply. Victor Mills, Fort Johnson, Seventeen new conferences were outside individuals or corporations. N. Y. *d36 added to the list during the year, Most of these "foreign" cars are WANTED—A woman between 25 and making a total of 45 now in opera­ owned in New York state, in which Sisitzky's Public Market 35 years of age to work in store. tion. cue owners of 1,300 are located; Good wages, room and board. Car- Many public health nursing assoc­ Massachusetts comes second with 269 mino Bruno, 586 Zion St., Hartford, iations have expanded during the and New Jersey third, with 236, fol­ Conn. d36 year and now employ additional nur­ lowed by Pennsylvania with 100; ''V, ses. East Hampton and Westport Rhode Island with 86; Florida with MEAT DEPARTMENT were new towns- to organize public 80, Ohio with 73; Illinois with 36; FOR SALE health nursing associations, making Maine with 29; New Hampshire and Whole Pork Loins 28c lb 1-3 Off On a total of 87 towns who now enjoy Maryland, with 19 each; Washington, FOR SALE—Hart Mountain, Rollers this service. Bethel, Moodus Village- D. C., with 18; Virginia and Michi­ Round Steak (by the slice) 25c lb and Manchester Coppy Canary and Durham are planning ways and gan with 15 each; Vermont and Wis­ Short and Sirloin Steaks 38c lb Birds. Also female birds. Inquire means to supply this service. consin with 14 each; California and 96 Pleasant Street. *d36 Nearly one hundred towns in the North Carolina with 12 each; Mis­ Lean Pot Roasts .. 18c lb and up White Ivory Sets state were supplied with some spec- souri 7; Indiana, with 8; Alabama Pigs Feet 12c lb FOR SALE—An Oak" Dresser, new. I ial form of health service. Thus with 5, Delaware, Kentucky, Minne­ Cost $30, Will sell for $20. Call health instruction was spread by Stewing Veal — 15c lb and up tf sota, South Carolina and Canada with For the next week we are placing every 178 Enfield St. or Phone 418. opticon slides, posters and exhibits. 4 each; Colorado with 3; Iowa, Tenn­ Home Made Sausage Meat 35c lb means of moving picture films, stere- essee and Oklahoma, 2 each; and White Ivory Toilet and Manicure Set left Over two hundred talks were, given Arizona, Arkansas, Washington, West Legs of Lamb 38c lb FOR RENT covering every phase of health. Virginia, Kansas, Oregon, Missis­ lover from the holiday trade on sale at an /TO RENT—Two Garage stalls. Cor­ Many of these were illustrated by sippi, Wyoming and Hawaiian Is­ m actual reduction of 33 1-3 per cent below ner Park Ave. and Enfield Street. films, slides or posters. Health ex­ lands, one each. S > GROCERY DEPARTMENT Inquire 178 Enfield Street or Tele- hibits were sent into some twenty- the regular price. phone 418. • tf five towns, the health tent being set New Sauerkraut 3 lbs. for 25c up at twelve of the agricultural fairs. WHAT IS A "CHE4P" ROAD? TO RENT—A good tenement, at 103 Cocoa, two pounds for 25c Upwards of one hundred and fifty Tub Butter 57c lb See Our Show Window For the Dis­ High Street. Also garage for dead thousand people have thus received Plain dirt roads cos£*the leiast storage. Inquire 6 Bartley Ave., some form of educational health mes­ ey. But they fail ifi jvet or stormy Pure . Lard 20c lb play Of This Rentarkable Offer. Town . *d39 sage not including radio talks and weather. A graded dift ro ' * ' Monarch Coffee - 48c lb TO RENT—Tenement of five rooms. regular field service. and then coated with some form of Confectionery Sugar 2 packages for 19c All modern improvements. In­ asphaltic wearing surface, is lasting Campbell's Assorted Soups ^ 10c can quire 59 Windsor Street, or Tele- At a cost of and easily repairable when necessary. phone 347-5. tf of the north shore suburbs This type of construction provides Corn Flakes —^—..—2 10c pkg. ago, has installed a modern street, expansion and contraction under 10 lbs. of Granulated Sugar 65c TO RENT—A five-room , _ _ . All told, 1,350- new every possible weather condition. It Bitter's Catsup 2 for-25c UR H. LEE modern improvements. lamp posts have • been erected, On cushions thei;inil)9UCft^^f traffic, thus • . Pleasant Street. ' boulevard"'1 streets ~ the pbatHf' are saving From the Miner's Cocoa Thompsonville, Conn.: fy TO RENT—Six . 150 candlepower < standpoint economy- -and service, Turnips 29c house. Steam and on other streets. 100 candlo "widespread Ice Burg Lettuce tf power lights aire teed. /, v-' 'V;'v. ?.••:

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